RadiYAYtor!

I finally got the radiator to the radiator shop. It's so cute. It's this little shop behind another shop that's behind The BurgerMaster on a small side street.  The one guy that is there is really nice.  And it appears that they don't take credit/debit.  I saw paper ledgers.  I don't recall seeing a computer anywhere.
Then he asked, you know, why I was bringing it in.  He asked if the radiator was overheating.  I explained that the head gasket blew in my car so I was rebuilding the entire engine.   Well, he siad, maybe there was a block in the radiator that caused the gasket to blow.  Heh?  A new problem?  Now what?  So he's going to boil the radiator, clean it up and see if it's salvagable.

I brought the oil pump gear to the macine shop.  The guy there was very happy to see it.  But he said it looked like it was in really good shape.  So he went and grabbed the cam shaft to show me what had happened to it.  Seriously, all the teeth were ground down half way.  I wish I'd thought to take a picture.  He didn't want to keep the gear since it was fine.  Maybe when the cam is fixed I'll have more power in the Hondamatic. 

So he was going to go ahead and get started on the head.  But I asked him to wait.  I want to make sure the radiator is fine since I don't think I could find another one that is exactly for the Hondamatic.  Plus Collin and I are planning on getting the block out this Saturday during the garage sale.