hey guys, having a problem with my ute ![sad.gif](http://wadesta.2.<a href="http://www.forumer.com">forumer</a>.com/html/emoticons/sad.gif)
so close to the cruise too, hope i can suss it out.
ok heres what happened i drive to and from collie every day for work (around about 70kms each way to the power station) for the last week ive driven my ute, no problems.
today when i get home and put it into park, i notice its idling a tad high, temperature was normal (about 2 bars) no biggie, turn it off and go inside.
About an hour later i start up the ute to head to a friends place and as soon as i start the ute its idling absolutely through the roof, like screaming revs. im like "golly gosh" and drop it into reverse to see if revs drop, with my foot on the brake and not on the accelerator it breaks traction and starts smoking up the tyres in my driveway. within about 3 minutes of the car running i notice the temp guage is maxed out, i immediately turned the car off (in gear) and it did the shuddering pre ignition thing for a bit then died. i pop the bonnet and notice the washer bottle hose has melted from the heat o.O
left the car off with the bonnet up in my backyard to cool down. took another car to friends place, came home an hour or so later, engine is still warm, radiator is pretty much full, plenty of oil etc etc, no busted hoses as far as i can tell, throttle mechanism on the carby moves freely. i started the car up again and it blew a little smoke for a bit (i think a bluey colour, it was dark by then) idled a little bit high, guessing around 900-1100 rpm revs drop again when in gear, temp seems normal. not game to take it for a drive incase it happens again.
soooo, any ideas guys?
cheers, lewis
by the way, its a 351, holley 600, running on premium unleaded with a valve saver drip bottle thing, just ask for more specific details, motor is stock apart from new rocker covers and air cleaner.
so close to the cruise too, hope i can suss it out.ok heres what happened i drive to and from collie every day for work (around about 70kms each way to the power station) for the last week ive driven my ute, no problems.
today when i get home and put it into park, i notice its idling a tad high, temperature was normal (about 2 bars) no biggie, turn it off and go inside.
About an hour later i start up the ute to head to a friends place and as soon as i start the ute its idling absolutely through the roof, like screaming revs. im like "golly gosh" and drop it into reverse to see if revs drop, with my foot on the brake and not on the accelerator it breaks traction and starts smoking up the tyres in my driveway. within about 3 minutes of the car running i notice the temp guage is maxed out, i immediately turned the car off (in gear) and it did the shuddering pre ignition thing for a bit then died. i pop the bonnet and notice the washer bottle hose has melted from the heat o.O
left the car off with the bonnet up in my backyard to cool down. took another car to friends place, came home an hour or so later, engine is still warm, radiator is pretty much full, plenty of oil etc etc, no busted hoses as far as i can tell, throttle mechanism on the carby moves freely. i started the car up again and it blew a little smoke for a bit (i think a bluey colour, it was dark by then) idled a little bit high, guessing around 900-1100 rpm revs drop again when in gear, temp seems normal. not game to take it for a drive incase it happens again.
soooo, any ideas guys?
cheers, lewis
by the way, its a 351, holley 600, running on premium unleaded with a valve saver drip bottle thing, just ask for more specific details, motor is stock apart from new rocker covers and air cleaner.