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- From: paraska@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Pete Paraska)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Mopar 360 V-8 question
- Message-ID: <paraska.44.725547816@oasys.dt.navy.mil>
- Date: 28 Dec 92 13:03:37 GMT
- References: <1992Dec21.170131.23484@samba.oit.unc.edu> <4fhr06@dixie.com>
- Sender: news@oasys.dt.navy.mil
- Organization: David Taylor Model Basin
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- >Mopar engines are pretty tough. Best thing you can do to your engine
- >is to avoid short trips, warm it thoroughly, change the oil at reasonable
- >intervals and don't lug it. Lugging, particularly accompanied by detonation,
- >is the worst thing you can do to a motor.
- >
- >John
-
- John, (or anybody), could you elaborate on why lugging an engine is the
- worst thing you can do to it? What harm does it do to the engine?
- I've heard that it can cause head gasket problems. Is this true?
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