Zoltan Finks wrote:
I must say that I am very thankful that this breakdown has been on par
with about every one I have ever had in terms of fortuitousness.
I looked down and noticed several of the dummy lights glowing. I then
saw the engine temperature rising shockingly fast.
I threw it
Needle in the red zone is bad.
Fix whatever cause the coolant loss, then watch for oil or gas in the
coolant. The head, once it gets that hot (and it was MUCH hotter than
the temp gauge) tends to crack, warp, or collapse. You will also
likely get premature head gasket failure.
The side of
Subject: Re: [MBZ] What constitutes harmful overheating? 87 190D
Needle in the red zone is bad.
Fix whatever cause the coolant loss, then watch for oil or gas in the
coolant. The head, once it gets that hot (and it was MUCH hotter than
the temp gauge) tends to crack, warp, or collapse. You
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Subject: [MBZ] What constitutes harmful overheating? 87 190D
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I must say that I am very thankful that this breakdown has been on par
with about every one I have ever had in terms of fortuitousness.
I
Oh, I guess I assumed that my other post about my alternator going bad
would be related to this one.
Yeah, it was the belt getting thrown - I assume by bad alternator
bearings. Or perhaps the egg came before the chicken, but whatever.
Brian
On 9/26/07, Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I must say that I am very thankful that this breakdown has been on par
with about every one I have ever had in terms of fortuitousness.
I looked down and noticed several of the dummy lights glowing. I then
saw the engine temperature rising shockingly fast.
I threw it in neutral and shut it off
