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Originally Posted by Diesel911
For Myself If I had decided to drive the Car in the condition described I would have done so expecting the Engine to be damaged.
It does sound like the haromaster87 got away with it.
I had an issue on a Gasser where I had tried to re-solder a seam on a Radiator.
I was in the 2nd lane on a 4 lane Freeway in somewhat heavy traffic when I suddenly overheated (the seam on the Radiator had opened).
I was not going to stop the Car dead in the Middle of the Freeway even though I knew I was not going to be able to get off of the Freeway fast enough to avoid serious damage; I actually managed to get off of the Freeway before the Engine started knocking.
I had plenty of Oil but overheated Oil does not lubricate well.
When I took the Engine apart there were melted Rod and Main Bearings and Cylinder scouring.
Part of the reason for some of the critical comments is that other people read these threads.
The critical comments might give some people some prior though on what to do in these sort of situations.
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I see now. I apologize for my attitude earlier. I think lately I've just been burned out on owning an old car. I know that by there nature, it's always something. Now I know how crucial things are. I honestly believed that as long as there was some oil pressure, it wouldn't cause harm. I did what I did under that beleif. Now that I realize it's not exactly as cut and dry as that, I will keep that in mind in the event I ever have a similar situation.
At this point, after really looking/listening, I think I may have gotten lucky and not damaged anything. As I said, the engine has been running terrific since I repaired the gasket. I gave it a really good check over yesterday, no new noises, starts/revs just as well as before, the blow by is deifintelly the same. However, now I realized that my result was a lucky one and I know not to try that again. Again, I really beleived that as long as there was oil pressure, I was okay. Life is made up of lessons. Thanks to everyone for their input in this thread. Even if i may not have been happy with your attitude, I realize people were just trying to help me see what I had done wrong.