Date:         Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:24:59 -0400
Reply-To:     Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
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From:         Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
Comments: To: David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM>
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Have you considered that it might be black goop of some sort ... like a
sealant?

Mike



David Kao wrote:
> I think it is corossion. I don't think anything is melted.
> To melt a thermostat housing the pistons and the cylinder heads
> had to be melted first. Seeing on the picture and seeing the real
> thing can be very different. So this is just my opinion.

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