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overheating/thermostat problem 850 1997

posted by  someone claiming to be gocubs on  Thu Jul 31 15:55 CST 2008 [RELATED]

Last week my 97 850 overheated when the thermostat went bad, and then caused a rubber tube to burst so that all the coolant came out of the system. The temperature gauge was pinned at the maximum for about 5-10 minutes before I was able to stop the car (yes, dumb move). I was on a major interstate with no shoulders in the middle of rush hour. Should have just stopped and made everyone deal with it.
So my indy shop replaced the thermostat and also said that the head gasket is ok. But I was wondering if the overheating incident will affect the future durability of the car and whether I should be concerned about the head gasket going bad at some point. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.






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