Re: [DMCForum] Re: I now know why...

[Samuel <samuel_yahoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>And if I had a brother, I wish he were like Samuel.
>Walt is right. The car is testing you. There's no doubt in my mind 
>that you have the perseverance to beat it. Especially with Walt so 
>close by to help out. I had to import labor from out of state. ;-)
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I'll beat it into submission if I have to. I'll make it work.

>Walt/Sameul, I only have one concern. 235F is far beyond the blown 
>head gasket range. Any idea how long it ran that way? Before doing 
>anything else, I'd drain the oil and inspect for coolant and check 
>the coolant bottle for oil.
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I checked this evening when I got home, no visible oil specs, do have a 
bit of sediment down at the bottom though.

>Hopefully it was only for a few minutes. I applaud Samuel for at 
>least checking the gauge and catching it. If the headgaskets are 
>still good then I'm betting I'll still be driving to Ft. Myers with 
>Samuel.
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It must have only been for a few minutes. Ever since I had a fan go out 
on my hyundai accent and almost toasted the engine (needle was getting 
close to the maximum on the guage), I've been careful to watch the 
temperature of any car I drive.

Samuel

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