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Date:         Fri, 8 Oct 2004 02:21:48 -0500
Reply-To:     Al and Sue Brase <albeeee@MCHSI.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Al and Sue Brase <albeeee@MCHSI.COM>
Subject:      Re: help diagnosing possible coolant system/ engine damage
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
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It might possibly have rusted coolant pipes by now!  Certainly it leaked
somewhere.
Al Brase
Vanagons


Dennis Haynes wrote:


>OK, let's assume that they did run it ~30 minutes/month for 2 years.
>That's 12 hours of operation total. Now, this is without any load,
>probably only idling. If it was actually driven, averaging 50 mph, that
>would equate to 600 miles of driving. If it lost enough coolant or oil
>during that use to cause a problem, there was a problem before it went
>to storage. Even if the oil went down a quart, that would not cause any
>grief.
>
>
>
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