On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 16:20:56 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm, Bob
Engelhardt quickly quoth:

Jeff Wisnia wrote:

... cracked (or maybe just
warped) plastic intake manifold ...
... wouldn't even crank
because of hydraulic lock from the antifreeze in one or more cylinders.

Antifreeze is circulated in the *manifold*?

Yes, distributing coolant to the valve area of the heads to prevent
warpage for one thing.

--
A lot of folks can't understand how we came
to have an oil shortage here in America.

Well, there's a very simple answer...nobody
bothered to check the oil; We just didn't
know we were getting low.

The reason for that is purely geographical
- our OIL is located in Alaska, California,
Oklahoma and Texas.

Our DIPSTICKS are located in Washington, DC.