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High engine temp problem solved!

To: bricklin@autox.team.net
Subject: High engine temp problem solved!
From: dcp125@juno.com
Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 15:24:45 GMT
Beware of those "Instant" Oil Changes.

I took my Brick to Valvolene Instant Oil Change and while there I asked to have 
my radiator flushed. After which, I drove on the highway to get the "Juices 
Flowing" and the engine temp quickly rose to 250!

I ended up stopping at a rest area to let the car cool down in the shade. After 
about 30 mins I checked the temp and it was down to 210. I opened the radiator 
cap and to my surprise, it didn't bubble over.The morons at Valvolene were in a 
hurry and didn't fill the system completely up. To my amazement, it took a 
little over a gallon of water to fill the radiator (Engine running) to the top.

I started back on the highway and the temp slowly dropped to 190 and stayed 
there until I got home. Beware of incompetence!

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