overheat on the highway - is my motor dead

[dahicori]

Hello everyone,

I feel down today. I was at the halfway of a two ours trip when a heater hose came to failure .And as my harness is completly dead, I saw no light flashing out the danger. I could see a lot of steam coming in te car, as I removed the shift gaiter to fix an overdrive wire the day before. But I could not stop safely at this moment. I had to drive for about 8 miles before being able to stop safely. The engine didnt make funny noise and was still working OK when I stopped.

I had the opportunity to drive a 130k D24 and I smoked it. I feel so shameful. The car sat for 10 years and I buy a cruise control, without even bothering to change the stupid hoses. What a dumbass.

My car is at the garage, and the garagist does not want to start the car before I find the original hose. But still, Can I afford myself to dream to ride my volvo again or not? I heard that if the head is not even anymore, the motor is good for junk.

thanks for your sharing your opinions.