When I was a kid, my best friend's Dad had a 1970 (I think that was the right year) Vega with the 2.3L Pinto four banger in it. That thing used to overheat all the time. My friend's dad used to drive it to and from work and when it overheated coming home, he would bring the hose out and drip (slightly) water on the block to cool it down since it was too hot to release the raditor cap.
My friend's older sister got to take the Vega to HS Prom and on the way to the Prom, the Vega overheated. She told her Prom date how her dad used to cool down the block--so what did he do???? He got to gas station and sprayed water HARD all over the engine, splitting the block.
Tell me that was a call you would not want to make? His Dad tried to get GM to replace the block free of charge but they balked. The Vega went to the junk yard.
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