Heat comes from friction, friction does not come from heat. Therefore by the time you notice heat, the friction is already present, that was my main point.
Friction results in extreme wear. So even though one might catch it before the engine siezes, he has still done a fair amount of cylinder wall / ring damage.
Originally Posted by houstondan
Originally Posted by Heb80
Unfortunately by the time you noticed the temperature begining to rise the damage would have already been done.
dan
ok, the guy already said he was going to drive it with the light on. what advice would you give him???
and, no, the real damage hasn't come till it get too hot and seizes-up. if he shuts it down as soon as the needle starts to move then he's probably just added some wear to the engine...far from a total loss.
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