mcmopar
Well-Known Member
Been a little busy lately. My brother passed in March from pneumonia while his wife was in the hospital for another one of her mental "breaks". She is in a rehab/extended care facility in Tarpon Springs, FL atm and we are trying to relocate her over here to Orlando into an ALF. Also trying to help with estate affairs and finances as I am her POA.
My wife and I went to visit Mike while he was in the hospital on Feb 27 and while we were returning home we were in an accident that totalled my wife's '14 Challenger. Not our fault. Liberty Mutual was really good to us, though so now she has a '15 Challenger (V-6, automatic, silver). This one gets better fuel economy than the '14 but I liked the '14 better.
Haven't driven the bird much as it is too hot and it tends to overheat and vapor lock. Never used to do that. Everything in the cooling system is new so I suspect sediment buildup in the block since I don't drive it that much. Might try an electric fan in the mean time until I can get the time to drain the cooling system and pop the freeze plugs to inspect it. Will probably drop the center link and swap out the stock oil pan for my 6 qt. Hemi pan I scored at Garlits a couple of years ago when I do the inspection. Might even build a milder 400 for it with my buddy Jim (Classracer) or even sell it. Thinking about a lot of things lately as I'm not getting any younger and need to make some hard choices concerning funding my retirement in 6 or 7 years. My back isn't what it used to be although lately it has been a lot better.
I got my brother's '94 Dodge Caravan SE (3.3 V-6) since I gave him the $$ to buy it in the first place. I kinda really like it. It's got peeling paint and all but it runs like a top - I mean EVERYTHING still works. Just had the a/c system repaired and it is COLD. It still needs some mechanical work in the front end and a couple of new tires but it's definitely a keeper...
Glad to see you guys are all still here. I'll keep in touch.
My wife and I went to visit Mike while he was in the hospital on Feb 27 and while we were returning home we were in an accident that totalled my wife's '14 Challenger. Not our fault. Liberty Mutual was really good to us, though so now she has a '15 Challenger (V-6, automatic, silver). This one gets better fuel economy than the '14 but I liked the '14 better.
Haven't driven the bird much as it is too hot and it tends to overheat and vapor lock. Never used to do that. Everything in the cooling system is new so I suspect sediment buildup in the block since I don't drive it that much. Might try an electric fan in the mean time until I can get the time to drain the cooling system and pop the freeze plugs to inspect it. Will probably drop the center link and swap out the stock oil pan for my 6 qt. Hemi pan I scored at Garlits a couple of years ago when I do the inspection. Might even build a milder 400 for it with my buddy Jim (Classracer) or even sell it. Thinking about a lot of things lately as I'm not getting any younger and need to make some hard choices concerning funding my retirement in 6 or 7 years. My back isn't what it used to be although lately it has been a lot better.
I got my brother's '94 Dodge Caravan SE (3.3 V-6) since I gave him the $$ to buy it in the first place. I kinda really like it. It's got peeling paint and all but it runs like a top - I mean EVERYTHING still works. Just had the a/c system repaired and it is COLD. It still needs some mechanical work in the front end and a couple of new tires but it's definitely a keeper...
Glad to see you guys are all still here. I'll keep in touch.
