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Subject:Re: Am I on borrowed time?
From:The Bus Depot
Date:Thu, 28 Jun 2001 22:30:06 -0400
>   I have a 91 carrat that has been dripping coolant from the drivers side
> head gasket for about 5 months.... Do these gaskets tend to fail
catastrofically or do they just
> get gradually worse .

I've seen both scenarios.  On my '85 they seeped for a few weeks, then
failed catastrophically.  I'd look at replacing if at all possible if I were
you.

- Ron Salmon
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