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madokie

(51,076 posts)
Wed May 11, 2016, 08:07 AM May 2016

It sounded like an old early 1900s engine running

like you see at the old engine shows
I went in for an echocardiogram on my heart to get a feel for how much blockage there might be and when the machine let us hear what my heart sounded like that was what it sounded to me like.

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It sounded like an old early 1900s engine running (Original Post) madokie May 2016 OP
.. Buzz Clik May 2016 #1
That's a butter churn Brother Buzz May 2016 #4
Ah, the joys of a blown head gasket. backscatter712 May 2016 #5
They called them Hit or Miss engines safeinOhio May 2016 #2
Your heart is just a pump. HooptieWagon May 2016 #3

Brother Buzz

(36,496 posts)
4. That's a butter churn
Wed May 11, 2016, 11:25 AM
May 2016

Eventually enough steam is going to work down past the cylinder into the crankcase and the oil and water is going to emulsify into an ugly mess. Fun!

backscatter712

(26,355 posts)
5. Ah, the joys of a blown head gasket.
Wed May 11, 2016, 09:11 PM
May 2016

Antifreeze ends up in the oil, they emulsify together until you have a milkshake that's bad at cooling and bad at lubricating, and completely fucks your engine.

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