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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Just to keep focus -- sounded to me like the key thing he learned was “Date code on the tire was week 46 of 2004.”  No need to look for coolant or a loose bolt to “cause” its demise.  Time alone is  causing mine.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:ericcaron96@comcast.net">Eric Caron</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, September 20, 2023 4:32 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com">vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: Shuddering after fixing coolant leak !?!? - solved</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Marcus, </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>        Thanks for the update.  That is how I learn useful things. </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Check back when the tires are on. </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>And, any idea how the CV bolts ended up loose? </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best,</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Eric Caron </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>&gt; On Sep 20, 2023, at 12:37 AM, OlRivrRat &lt;OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET&gt; wrote:</p><p class=MsoNormal>&gt; </p><p class=MsoNormal>&gt;        Cool,,, &amp; I suppose could very well be coincidental but My guess</p><p class=MsoNormal>&gt; </p><p class=MsoNormal>&gt; would lean toward the loose CVJ bolts causing the tire to go bad &amp; the</p><p class=MsoNormal>&gt; </p><p class=MsoNormal>&gt; tightening of the bolts caused the tire badness to become apparent ~</p><p class=MsoNormal>&gt; </p><p class=MsoNormal>&gt;                        Just My 1/2cent ~~      ORR~DeanB</p><p class=MsoNormal>&gt; </p><p class=MsoNormal>&gt; </p><p class=MsoNormal>&gt; </p><p class=MsoNormal>&gt;&gt; On 19 Sep , 2023, at 9:16 PM, Markus Benne &lt;mbenne@M-BASS.COM&gt; wrote:</p><p class=MsoNormal>&gt;&gt; </p><p class=MsoNormal>&gt;&gt; The problem is solved.    It appears that by some massive coincidence the tire did indeed go bad during the few days the van was offline while I was fixing the coolant leak.  I would not have guessed that.</p><p class=MsoNormal>&gt;&gt; Date code on the tire was week 46 of 2004.  Not good.  New tires ordered.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div></body></html>