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Subject:Re: Please REPLY Head Gaskets: Fail Leaky;
From:Joseph Fortino
Date:Tue, 6 May 2003 08:27:50 -0700

mine did and it did'nt even drip the seal was violated
and it was causing all kinds of coolant pushing AKA air
in the system, I drove many miles to make it around, maybe
like over 2000, but I was also having to dump my over flow
tank just so it would'nt over flow and stray everywhere, but
sometimes it did. kinda reckless but we made it. before this
we got the van with a slow drip from a P.O and drove it many miles and it ran good. Now we have a rebuilt and its doing
fine.

Joe

On 06 May 2003, Eric Zeno wrote:

> I was talking to a guy who said he had his
> head gasket blow in the middle of a long trip.
> I'm wondering what the chances are of this
> happening? My head gasket have been weeping
> for 2 winters and I would like to see a show
> of E-mail as to how many people have had the
> head gasket catastrophically fail? Thank for
> your REply Eric
>
> Hans Vanhethoen wrote:
>
> > I bought my van in 97 the drivers side head
> > has leaked a little on and off since then .
> > I put some of the bronze dust sealer in the
> > coolant sytem it has been okay . Someday I
> > will do the heads maybe not ,Ill take my
> > chances. I guess if it leaked excessive I
> > would bother repairing it. Good luck.