[s-cars] When good Dads go bad (and blow your motor)

[Tom Green]

>
I thought that was the excuse to use to stop and have a cold beer.   
"Honey, the mower needs to cool off."  :-)

As long as the oil didn't break down from the high temperature, there  
may be no apparent damage done.  Synthetic oil is your friend here.   
Just don't ask to borrow my lawnmower. :-)

Tom

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> BTW... and just so you know...? an overheated engine won't run  
> until it loses compression.? It will run until the intake air temp  
> becomes too hot, and the mixture goes very rich as a result.? It  
> will essentially choke itself out.
>
> Think about mowing the lawn with an air-cooled Briggs on a really  
> hot day.? It will just suddenly die out when it overheats.? It  
> isn't ruined, headgasket isn't blown, rings/bearings are not  
> toast... it is just too hot to run.? Let it cool off, and all is fine.
>
> The significant difference here is the presence of an aluminum  
> head... which may well have suffered damage, and it almost  
> certainly warped.
>
> Dave