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How does one breach a head gasket?
Posted by DER [Email] (more from DER) on Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:18:16
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Just replaced the headgasket on my Base 2001 9-3, almost exactly 150k miles. Coolant had been replaced twice before as preventive maintnance at 60 and 120K.
This is my 4th head gasket on a car since about 1973.
1963 Model 96, blew out clouds of vapor the size of my garage, a small clue. My 1976 Honda Civic blew at head gasket a little over 100K. My 1987 Plymouth van, with Mitsubishi six, blew a head gasket a bit over 100K. Now, my 9-3. All well maintained, with the possbile exception of the Model 96 which was purchased from a guy who raced Saabs on a local Buffalo stock car track.
Each had coolant changed preventively. Cars were not raced, but a lot of high speed, Interstate cruising, interspersed with short trip, rural/urban driving.
It's kind of like how does one start an accidental fire.
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