|
How many miles on your *original* headgasket? Protecting headgaskets?
Since these cars seem to have such an issue with bad headgaskets- I am wondering- how many here have actually not had a problem with the headgaskets?
Also interested to that if you have not had any issues- what mileage are you at now?
Also- what would you recommend to folks that still have good headgaskets? Is normal anti-freeze good enough? Any measures to prolong the gasket life?
My car has nearly 197K and as far as I know, it still has the original headgasket. So far, so good (hope and pray that it stays that way for at least 50K more miles). My car does not overheat- guage stays steady at the 2nd line up from "C", no coolant leaks, no oil in overflow tank, no oil in the radiator, no water in oil and the heating works fine- puts out very hot air when I place it on hot mode.
With this mileage- is it only a matter of time before it goes? Are there any measures I can take now to prolong the original gasket? Any special anti-freeze recommended? Flush recommended? I am thinking since all it well now, should I just leave it along and not "jinx" it? I am afraid if I go messing with the cooling system now, I may cause damage? Any recommendations?
Thanks in advance.
|