rsherril
Senior Member
- Joined
- May 2, 2009
- Messages
- 264
- Location
- Far West Colorado
- Occupation
- Geologist, Retired from teaching sciences
So I didn't sleep too well last night thinking about Birken's post. I also suspect that the block heater failure wasn't just coincidence, but maybe had something to with absence of coolant. So I probably ran it for about 5 hr. with contaminated oil. I have just about lost all my innocence here. So my plan to get it to town will include worst case scenario of .....ouch!
We know the engine will turn over so it will start and I can take it easy for the first couple of miles and get a feel for how it's going. If it doesn't sound good I can pull it over in friendly territory while I've still got steering, shut it down and call for transport.
Now these 570's have a tow mode on the transmission, so worst case might be a heavy duty tow truck. Might even be cheaper than the $400 minimum for the lowboy. Does it sound like maybe I still haven't quite lost all my innocence yet?
We know the engine will turn over so it will start and I can take it easy for the first couple of miles and get a feel for how it's going. If it doesn't sound good I can pull it over in friendly territory while I've still got steering, shut it down and call for transport.
Now these 570's have a tow mode on the transmission, so worst case might be a heavy duty tow truck. Might even be cheaper than the $400 minimum for the lowboy. Does it sound like maybe I still haven't quite lost all my innocence yet?