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Kinja'd!!! "If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee)
08/18/2018 at 21:42 • Filed to: None

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For now looks like a lower coolant hose popped off the tank but I’ll know for sure tomorrow when it’s not dark and raining. Unfortunately I had to limp her home a mile like that so I’ll be sending the oil for analysis to make sure there’s no burn damage or head gasket issues resulting.


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Kinja'd!!! RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
08/18/2018 at 22:09

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Uh oh, hopefully it was OK...did you shut it down and at least let it cool off a bit first before you drove the last mile home?


Kinja'd!!! If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
08/18/2018 at 22:12

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Yeah. Could still smell the oil cookin’  though. No safe place to leave the car overnight and nobody I called for a ride answered anyways so I decided to just go for it and get it home.


Kinja'd!!! RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
08/18/2018 at 22:14

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Damn, hope it works out for you!


Kinja'd!!! sony1492 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
08/18/2018 at 22:22

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If there is damage do you have a plan?


Kinja'd!!! If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > sony1492
08/18/2018 at 22:34

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If there is damage... I’m not sure it’s worth it on a car with 260k miles. A head gasket isn’t  a job I can do myself so it’d cost me as much as the car is worth to get it done.


Kinja'd!!! sony1492 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
08/18/2018 at 22:41

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Well If it come to that, at least you can sell it as a running example


Kinja'd!!! If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > sony1492
08/18/2018 at 22:57

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I recently had to spend most of my savings on personal/medica l stuff so my plan is that there’s just no damage.


Kinja'd!!! For Sweden > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
08/18/2018 at 23:52

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RIP SXT


Kinja'd!!! diplodicus forgot his password > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
08/19/2018 at 12:46

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Itd likely be cheaper to swap a used m52 in.