well we took out the benz and the t-bird tonight and went and had some fun on a beach called gandy beach here in florida. Not going into particulars on what we did, but the short of it is this. Driving behind the car there was no smoke coming out, it smelled normal(hardly any smell), looked under the hood after HARD running, no steam/smoke smells etc, radiator hoses all had pressure. Only thing hinting at a problem is that when we were pushing it real hard at speeds over 80mph, it seemed to miss quite a bit, almost like a chug type deal. I hope for his sake that it isn't the head gasket. I doubt ford would make good on this one, the car is pretty beat up, and it shows on the outside and in. Any tips NOT pointing to head gasket? i'm finding it hard to beleive it could be that when it's no longer overheating and no coolant/oil mixes going on. Thanks in advance
Ryan

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83 300SD.......sold
96 integra SE....sold
99 a4 quattro....sold
2001 IS300.......sold
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2004 highlander limited....current.