Evil Leaking Radiator - Fed Up With Stupid Repairs

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#11

01-30-2008, 01:33 AM

addiction2bass

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RE: Evil Leaking Radiator - Fed Up With Stupid Repairs

good to hear!

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01-30-2008, 11:53 AM

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RE: Evil Leaking Radiator - Fed Up With Stupid Repairs

when i had my 97 civic a rock smashed through my radiator, dont really knowhow, i guess it justgot flung up there.it was spraying all over the engine bay as well, i ended up just buying a new radiator i dont quite remember how much it was.

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01-30-2008, 06:03 PM

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RE: Evil Leaking Radiator - Fed Up With Stupid Repairs

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ORIGINAL: firstcivic

i had almost the same problem with my rad, the frist day i bought my car it was barley driven and on the way home it was aobut an hour drive the stock rad blew, there was a crack near the main cap. went and bought a new race rad and put that in my self after fitting the hoses the old clams wouldnt seal tight enough...... so i was loosing a full resivor tank a day and then i put all new clamps on and after that the hoses didnt keep the pressure so the top hose completly blew in the middle while i was out with a girl for a date .........( bad situation ) ...........

AWESOME !!! The radiator couldn't blow at a better time....SO it was worth it huh...lol. I know I would of been happy.[sm=smiley2.gif]

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01-30-2008, 06:08 PM

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RE: Evil Leaking Radiator - Fed Up With Stupid Repairs

well bad news and good news... today i checked under the hood after school to double check my work again to see that there are no leaks. I found out that the part of the radiator where the upper hose connects was cracked. Coolant was still being lost and sprayed everywhere. I ended up replacing the radiator which was pretty easy and straightforward.

Bad news: cost me another 100 bucks to fix this whole thing.
Good news: It's allfixed and done with, and I have a new radiator. Not to mention the brand new radiator also looks better when viewing through the front bumper's grill.