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Re: Help!! (from the north country)
Mark, I'm open to new ideas, but the repair worked. If the antifreeze had
been totally replaced, that would also make sense as a factor, but as I
watched, he only lost about two cups, which was topped off after everything
was done. What else could it have been?
"Mark" <bogusmailmark@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1165594157.541210.165480@80g2000cwy.googlegroups.com...[color=blue]
> Uh-huh, right ;-)
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> Thanks Bruce, it seems obvious that replacing the thermostat is a good
> first step if the coolant has been changed regularly and is known to be
> in good shape. I will be the first to admit it when I learn something,
> unlike others here...
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> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:[color=green]
>> "Bruce L. Bergman" <blPYTHONbergman@earthlink.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:s33jn2lhs9ii1hkc8mu1u9ua9h2vjo6mo2@4ax.com...[color=darkred]
>> > On Fri, 08 Dec 2006 14:38:14 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
>> > <dishborealis@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >>Why did the repair work?
>> >
>> > Because thermostats usually fail open, and send the coolant through
>> > the radiator - the engine takes forever to warm up.
>> >
>> > --<< Bruce >>--
>> >[/color]
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>> That's what I always thought, but Mark seems to feel otherwise. Oh well.[/color]
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