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Old 11-21-2014, 10:43 AM
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What do you know, Adrienne's head gasket is ok. One bright spot in our week.

Ok pressure test of the coolant system, ok compression on the engine, and a test of the coolant showed no oil. Come to think of it, it never did smoke out of the exhaust or lose much coolant after I topped it up either. The old coolant that was already in there was just super nasty looking. I really thought it had oil in it, but I guess I overreacted.

Phew.
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Old 11-21-2014, 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by TopGear
What do you know, Adrienne's head gasket is ok. One bright spot in our week.

Ok pressure test of the coolant system, ok compression on the engine, and a test of the coolant showed no oil. Come to think of it, it never did smoke out of the exhaust or lose much coolant after I topped it up either. The old coolant that was already in there was just super nasty looking. I really thought it had oil in it, but I guess I overreacted.

Phew.
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Glad that is all it was. Here's to keeping old cars with billions of miles on the road.
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Old 11-21-2014, 11:23 AM
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Old 11-21-2014, 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by TopGear
What do you know, Adrienne's head gasket is ok. One bright spot in our week.

Ok pressure test of the coolant system, ok compression on the engine, and a test of the coolant showed no oil. Come to think of it, it never did smoke out of the exhaust or lose much coolant after I topped it up either. The old coolant that was already in there was just super nasty looking. I really thought it had oil in it, but I guess I overreacted.

Phew.
Flush the coolant, you should do that every 5 years or so on aluminum engines
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Old 11-21-2014, 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by gfacter
Flush the coolant, you should do that every 5 years or so on aluminum engines
The shop said the same thing. Already done
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Old 11-21-2014, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by WhrDLMI
Glad that is all it was. Here's to keeping old cars with billions of miles on the road.
Hear, hear
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Old 11-21-2014, 12:39 PM
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Can you still get new OEM hardtops in CR colors, or is it impossible to get any new OEM top at this point? I can't remember.

(All I know for sure is no more new Spa hard tops. The rest is fuzzy)
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You got your mind set on anything or an "in" somewhere? That's how I came across this possible IT opportunity, s2ki.
I have an opportunity in March, but I'm applying at a local up and coming company.
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Old 11-21-2014, 12:52 PM
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Can you still get new OEM hardtops in CR colors, or is it impossible to get any new OEM top at this point? I can't remember.

(All I know for sure is no more new Spa hard tops. The rest is fuzzy)
Nope, not unless you build it from all the pieces. (which would be like $6k or something crazy)
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