Lost fan belt and overheated engine bad
Took my girlfriends son for a ride in my Firebird and got on it pretty good a few times. At some point the fan belt rolled off the pulleys. We pulled into the drive way with it at about 230 degrees. I left it running to go in and grab the keys for hood with the teenager watching it as my car would cool down idling. When I got back outside it was starting to smoke out the hood so I ran over to shut it down and when I looked at the gauge it was just beyond pegged. I am guessing 300 degrees.
I let the engine cool down while I reinstalled the belt and checked the oil for antifreeze and water. About 10 minutes tops and it was down to 210 degrees. I fired it back up and there were no strange sounds from the engine. I kept it at about 1,200 RPMs for a minute or two and it cooled down to 190.
I have looked into the radiator and do not see any oil. I don’t have any blow by out of the valve covers. I am going to change the oil this weekend.
What do you all think? Should I pull the engine or chance it?
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67 Firebird 467 cubic inches 7.71 @ 92 in the 1/8 and 11.69 @ 115 in the 1/4.
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