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  1. Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!wupost!emory!gatech!concert!theo!brooks
  3. From: brooks@mcnc.org (Ted Brooks)
  4. Subject: Re: Mopar 360 V-8 question
  5. Message-ID: <1992Dec31.224516.27412@mcnc.org>
  6. Sender: daemon@mcnc.org (David Daemon)
  7. Nntp-Posting-Host: alfred.mcnc.org
  8. Organization: MCNC Center for Microelectronics, RTP, NC
  9. References: <1992Dec21.170131.23484@samba.oit.unc.edu> <4fhr06@dixie.com> <paraska.44.725547816@oasys.dt.navy.mil>
  10. Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 22:45:16 GMT
  11. Lines: 31
  12.  
  13. In article <paraska.44.725547816@oasys.dt.navy.mil> paraska@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Pete Paraska) writes:
  14. >>Mopar engines are pretty tough.  Best thing you can do to your engine
  15. >>is to avoid short trips, warm it thoroughly, change the oil at reasonable
  16. >>intervals and don't lug it.  Lugging, particularly accompanied by detonation,
  17. >>is the worst thing you can do to a motor.
  18. >>
  19. >>John
  20. >
  21. >John, (or anybody), could you elaborate on why lugging an engine is the 
  22. >worst thing you can do to it?  What harm does it do to the engine?
  23. >I've heard that it can cause head gasket problems.  Is this true?
  24. >|////////////////////////////////////////////////|
  25. >| Pete Paraska       (paraska@oasys.dt.navy.mil) |
  26. >| David Taylor Model Basin, CARDEROCKDIV         |
  27. >|\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\|
  28.  
  29. lUgging will result in overstressing bearings, oil, overheating, and all
  30. kinds of other things that can reduce engine life.
  31.  
  32. nothing serious...  :-)
  33.  
  34. Ted Brooks
  35.  ______________________________________________________________________
  36. | Disclaimer: The opinions expressed are my own, and do not reflect    |
  37. | those of my employer. Advice is free, but you get what you pay for.  |
  38. |                               ________                               |
  39. |                         _____|  1955  |_______                       |
  40. |                        /      Chevrolet      /                       |
  41. |                       /______  BelAir  _____/                        |
  42. |                              |________|                              |
  43. |______________________________________________________________________|
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