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All right.
Thanks for all the advice everyone. It seems like the board is pretty split on this issue, with about half saying "go for it!," and the other half saying that it *could* be done but probably shouldn't. Since I try to avoid mayonnaise chomping as much as possible, I've decided that given the age of the car and my measly maintenance skills, it's probably just not a good idea to carry that much weight. If need be I could tow it instead.
In answer to a few other questions- as soon as I get to California, I'll flush whatever fluids are left to be flushed: transmission fluid and differential fluid (?), I think. I'll also fix/replace that downshift cable. I'm a little afraid of doing it here and goofing something up, then being stranded just before the semester starts. Hope all goes well, just imagine me, stuck in the middle of the country, jetting along at 20mph for 2000 miles, stampeding cows and bicyclists passing me on either side.
As for the overheating issue....as far as I can tell, both the thermostat and the temp. comp. board went bad at the same time. Replacing the thermostat fixed half the problem, the other half went away when I finally bypassed that board.
P:)
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