In many cases the scenario is that the >operator of the vehicle will report that he/she was aware of the >overheating >condition >and was trying to find a place to pull over, when suddenly the temp gauge >seemed to go back down so he/she kept going. >Usually that final drive is quite short in >length and results in a toasted motor, since what the driver perceived as >recovery was in fact the point at which the sensor lost contact with liquid >coolant. Yeah Yeah, I knew it was overheating from the knocking motor. I fixed the leak and THEN I kept going. Still my "final" drive was quite short. I hope it didn't result in a toasted motor. Car seems to run but first I have to stop the leaking gasket. ROb _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx