I guess what I'm looking at...is ...if there aren't many head gaskets failing...then wouldn't it be more likely that something weird...OR more devastating (like cracked head!) has taken place to cause this problem!!!
I guess it seems to me that ETIOLOGY is very important so I can "sleep at night"....HA! It seems strange to me that a head gasket would just FAIL for no OTHER reason at 112,000 miles! [Without some specific abuse or mechanical or maintenance reason!]
Please don't take it personally....I APPRECIATE AND VALUE YOUR COMMENTS!
[Secretly, I'm hoping I'll wake up and find out I'm just dreaming about this failure....I REALLY DON'T HAVE AN EXTRA $2,000 to $3,000 to throw at my SVX right now!]
THANKS!
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Jim
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