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oldsmobile420
Joined: 21 Dec 2003
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Location: pa
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| Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 12:05 pm Post subject: found new problem s |
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| well me and convict where workin wit the car yesterday and i have a radiator leak some where i have oil all over the block and i have water in side my pass front door that went right throw and to top it off i have to get it insepcted soon |
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92BravadaAWD
Joined: 20 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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| ive heard several remedies ..well, quick fixes for coolant leaks.. #1. pour some pepper in, not alot..but it should plug any small pin holes (i dont know if this is B.S., it seems like it)...2... someone actually told me to crack an egg and dump it in.......... |
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86Delta
Joined: 06 Nov 2003
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Location: NJ, USA
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| Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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| why not just fix it right the first time? |
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92BravadaAWD
Joined: 20 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 3:57 pm Post subject: |
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| you are right, but sometimes.. ducktape and bailing twine is all you can afford..lol |
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85cieraholiday
Joined: 04 Jan 2004
Posts: 1038
Location: West Haven Connecticut
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| Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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| I have been told the egg thing only works with old metal radiators, not the plastic ones of today. |
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92BravadaAWD
Joined: 20 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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| oh yeah..on this subject of plastic radiators.. you see the little overflow hose at the fill neck that goes to the plastic tank?.. MAKE SURE THAT IS NOT PLUGGED UP! .. this happened on my dads blazer, some sediment caught in there and plugged it..causing the plastic ends on the radiator to split and spray allllll over.. |
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OldsGuy
Joined: 16 Feb 2004
Posts: 269
Location: Lees Summit MO
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| Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 7:46 am Post subject: |
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| Do a good visual inspection of the engine compartment during the day. Start when the car is cold and as it warms up the pressure will begin to build slowly. Try to find if the leak is at a hose clamp or something, that is easily fixed and self explanatory. If it is indeed the radiator, you might repair it by addind a can of stop leak form Wally World or K-Mart, they are cheaper than auto parts stores usually. Use something like BarsLeak, or Prestone makes a product too. Remember though, that stuff behaves like sediment in you coolant system and if it repairs a leak it may also clogg up your coolant system a little. Down side to everything man..... |
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