The weather is warming up and cars are hitting the road and roll-ins are showing up on the calendar. I didn't get Mary Lou winterized like I had hoped -- I did plug in a battery tender so that helped. I had an issue with the radiator last fall. About three weeks after I last drove the car I was going to check my anti-freeze. But when I unscrewed the cap, it was like the contents were under pressure so I capped it again and left it alone.
Easter Sunday I thought I should get her started knowing the week ahead was looking great. I thought of Bill helping me with pouring gas in the carburetor but I told Cindy I could figure that out. I fed those carbs like a mother Robin and got her started and let it run. That's the good news. But when I shut it off so I could put the air cleaner back on, I heard a dripping noise. Anti-freeze was running from what appeared to be the overflow tube. I got some towels and a coffee can and it slowed to a trickle...then a drip and finally stopped. That was the bad news. It's either a leak or an issue with the thermostat so we are not quite ready to get her out of the barn.
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