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threw belts then over heated now what

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Old May 16, 2002 | 11:18 AM
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threw belts then over heated now what

last night i threw my ac power steering belt and my altinator went to basically no belts on my motor i barely made it home with my radiator boling over we let it cool then went and got new belts and filled the radiator and it started just fine my question is is their anything i should do or check to make sure i didnt break sumthing flush radiator etc thanks
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Old May 16, 2002 | 01:19 PM
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Just check the oil for foaminess (head gasket failure lets coolant into the oil and causes the foam). Car runs good right? Nothing odd coming out of the tailpipes that didn't come out before? You most likely didn't hurt anything.
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Old May 17, 2002 | 10:56 AM
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nope car runs great no hesitation or anything i just wanted to make sure so i didnt screw sumthing up later on thanks
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Old May 17, 2002 | 10:39 PM
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This time you may have got lucky.....I wouldn't test Fate to often....Heat Kills, if not right away, later down the road. Kinda like smoking...ya dont notice it tell your 40.
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