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Subject:Re: Head gasket leaks and winter weather
From:David J. Bohannan
Date:Thu, 30 Sep 2004 07:09:42 -0500

In a message dated 9/30/04 2:33:55 AM, LeeKouns@WEBTV.NET writes:

<< Can the metal of the engine contract enough in cold temps to cause
the
seepage? >>

Well, it happened to the radiator of my 94 Jeep Cherokee...I hadn't
driven it for a while (bad coil) and it sat for a few days at temps in
the teens...lo and behold I started it up to notice coolant coming from
somewhere in the radiator...

It got warmed up...leak stopped, and literally never leaked again...even
up until the day (2 yrs and many many miles and trips later) that I sold
it to my sister...its still fine...I figured it must have been the cold
retracting the metal, but wow...weird...I am originally from Florida, so
that was new to me...

Dave

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