Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 10:51:05 -0600
Reply-To: Patrick Larsen <pll@UNLINFO.UNL.EDU>
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From: Patrick Larsen <pll@UNLINFO.UNL.EDU>
Subject: Re: Head (gasket) fix
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Eric, First of all, let me apologize...it was not my intention to offend
you, which I obviously did. Second of all, you have to understand that you
are suggesting a radical departure from the recommended coolant system
maintenance. If I am reading you posts accurately, you are suggesting using
any type of antifreeze (with or without phosphates) coupled with pure
water, and never changing the coolant again. This flies in the face of
everything I've read (use only phosphate free and flush/change regularly).
I'm not saying you're wrong, but when you make the claim that using your
procedure will eliminate the dreaded head gasket failure, a little proof
(actual or theoretical) would help.
Sincerely,
Pat--two years removed from school with no intention of returning :)
At 07:43 AM 4/3/98 -0500, EMZ wrote:
>On Tue, 31 Mar 1998, Patrick Larsen wrote:
>> This is an extremely bold claim. Especially if it is based on a sample size
>> of one in an experiment that isn't even close to finished. Until this
>> *experiment* is finished (head gasket failure, or tear down and inspect
>> heads) it doesn't really mean much. And even then, a sample of one is
>> pretty much meaningless, hell, there are waterboxers with over 150K that
>> haven't had head gasket failures. If we took one example from all the stats
>> people have been posting recently, the waterboxer might look extremely
>> reliable (>150k before failure) or extremely unreliable (<30k before
>> failure). If you actually have evidence that I will never have a problem
>> again by simply using deionized water, then I would be interested in seeing
>> it.
> Patrick,
> This is number 8 in the head gaskets that I am finishing.
>I can only determine that out of 7 completed. I have only seen
>1 ever again. Mine. I know of 3 that have gone over 60,000 mile
>without any other problem, but without being there, I can not
>speak for what has happened in the mean time. None have failed
>to my knowledge. All have gotten my TLC. All have been hear
>for over 3 weeks, being checkout, pulled apart, fixed, and run
>for 1 week to get the bugs out. None have been Syncros. 1 automatic.
>If I had more time I can go on....
>
> Stay in school....you need it./...,,,wrong
> change your major... go to law school!
> Eric
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Patrick L. Larsen
Water Center-University of Nebraska
Home: http://www.uvm.edu/~plarsen/pat.html
Work: http://www.ianr.unl.edu/waterscience/wsl.html
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