Coolant-oil swapping

[Kneale Brownson]

I think you should consider a turbo AND quattro transplant, Alexander. :~)


At 11:41 AM 02/05/2001 -0500, Alexander van Gerbig wrote:

>     This is not what I want to hear about 4 cylinder coolant/oil swapping.
>My car is now misbehaving more.  After a 45 minute highway journey there was
>still white smoke coming from the exhaust.  Then I found bubbles on the
>dipstick after that drive.  She isn't idling worse or better than before,
>always the same cruddy idle characteristics associated with the 80 4 cyl.  I
>am not seeing a considerable coolant loss though, a bit odd in my book.
>Before it seemingly went down rather quickly, but even after some odd 5-600
>miles since last top up it's stayed quite the same.  Though I am planning to
>yank the head soon and check everything out.  I am praying it's the gasket,
>but with my luck it'll be the head and block, guess it'll be time to buy a
>quattro then, or maybe a turbo transplant to give all of you something to
>talk about:-)
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>Wish me luck!
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>Alexander van Gerbig -- '88 80
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