I took off almost an entire week to see SicEmEx. That isn't the story though, but I need to set things up.
Before I drove back to Waco (yesterday), I decided to check my oil and the engine coolant because my car seems to go through a lot of both. My oil looked fine but when I checked out the coolant it appeared to be empty. Now, as bad as I am with mechanics, I have done this at least a couple dozen times. It's not a huge deal even for me.
Nonetheless, I checked the coolant and it looked empty. I had about a quarter of a gallon of antifreeze, so I proceeded to dump it into the appropriate chamber. The problem is, I put it down the wrong chamber and instead of putting it into the radiator -- I put it directly itno the engine where the oil is suppose to go. I honestly don't know what the hell I was thinking because I absoltuely no better than that. I was in a hurry though and not paying a great deal of attention.
So, I tell my father and after a string of expletives he told me to VERY SLOWLY drive to the local lube and oil place and get an oil change. I show up and I wasn't going to tell them what happened but at first they thought I had a blown head-gasket because they saw water in my oil. I told them I had dumped anti-freeze in there and after laughing they fixed it up for me. They continued to snicker though.
Anywhoo, they said I should get another oil change after 100 miles because they couldn't get it all out or something. I was on my way to Waco though and wasn't about to stop after 100 miles for another oil change. The car is running just fine though after more than 350 miles so I think I'm fine.
Originally Posted by OUHOMER
