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> The sub 200hp 80s turd can leak out all it's coolant and overheat. Chances are it will be just fine after the leak is fixed and the system is refilled.

Oh, most definitely this. My first car, '86 Volvo 240 with the B230E engine, had a coolant leak about two years before we scrapped it (in 2012). When the engine started overheating, you'd turn the coupe heater to max (and open windows all the way), since that tapped into the lowest part of the cooling system, so you got the temp down and could keep going for ~10 miles before refilling with water. Then as winter approached I bought a bottle of radiator fixer (about $20) which fixed the leak, did a full coolant change to get proper antifreeze, no problems afterwards.




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