vlv8vic
<---Brad Quaid = internet stalker
short distances and low speeds won't do it any harm. It might say something about it in the user manual.
It sounds like a sticky or stuffed thermostat to me. If the oil looked reasonable then it's safe to assume the brown crap was just years of sludge and inhibitor in the cooling system. If you try to hose it off the driveway does it do that funny thing oil does when you try to hose it off? Gets a sorta glaze of bluey-white to it and is a prick to remove....
It sounds like a sticky or stuffed thermostat to me. If the oil looked reasonable then it's safe to assume the brown crap was just years of sludge and inhibitor in the cooling system. If you try to hose it off the driveway does it do that funny thing oil does when you try to hose it off? Gets a sorta glaze of bluey-white to it and is a prick to remove....