Install an oil pressure gauge.
Having oil pressure is about 90% of keeping an engine alive.
If your pressure is up and good, make the trip.

Stan Wilder

On Sat, 19 Oct 2002 21:42:58 EDT Dan Noll <DANJNOLL@AOL.COM> writes:
> I am getting ready to move from west coast to east coast with my 2.1
> auto
> ~120K miles. Had the leaking head gaskets replaced in 2000 (10kmiles
> ago) I
> have a taping lifter and think it is time to adjust the valves. It
> used to go
> away once it warmed up but not any more. Have used MMO with no
> improvment.
> My conern is driving long dx and throwing a rod since it has been
> taping for
> about 6 months now. What does the list think?
> dan
> 86 gl
>
>

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