In my desire to get a picture of my car next to all manner of tourist attractions, I tried to get a picture of a gaggle of geese looking at my car. I am trying to herd them to a spot next to the car; the geese aren’t having any of it; and hubby is laughing his ass off. So I yell at him to move the car to the spot the geese want to go. He get in, starts her up, and starts swearing. The car is overheating in the middle of nowhere.
It is not like we haven’t been down this road before with our 525. Hubby caught the 535’s hot flash at the ¾ mark. He turns on the heater to pull the heat out of the engine. Does this really work or is this an old husband’s tale?
We call AAA roadside service (just upgraded our membership to premier status so I am looking forward to cashing in on the 80 miles of free towing). We pass the time waiting by trying to figure out where the coolant goes (doesn’t look like the 525 or the picture in the Bently) and berating ourselves for not checking the coolant level before leaving.
The car cools back down to normal in about 15 minutes. The tow truck gets there. The coolant level is normal. The driver can’t see any leaks either. We decide to drive on to Washington DC without using the air conditioning.
Here is a picture of my first overheating episode. Stay tuned to find out what happens.
Dinan chip, Bilstein sports w H&R, RD sways, RD strut brace, 750 bushings, Zimmermans/MetalMasters, O.E. M Pars, Eisenmann muffler
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