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22-01-2005, 07:37 PM
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well its bad enough having a hose split but did it have to make such a mess of my clean engine bay!! what a *****! got home from some spirited driving and the top hose must of just split around the corner from home because it was still ****ing out when i pulled up the driveway and it didnt get hot. everythings closed so i'll have to leave it until tomorrow when i can buy a new hose..
   
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22-01-2005, 07:39 PM
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looks like u had a few blokes get excited... lolllll
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22-01-2005, 07:42 PM
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Bad luck dude
I'd be gettin that cleaned up before it stains big time dude, it'll eat into the paint and metal and it'll never come out. Gurney might be a big help too. Hope you get it all sorted out soon
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22-01-2005, 07:43 PM
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been there done that!. just be grateful you werent 20+ kms from home and needed a tow.... nik, you are one sick f*** |
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22-01-2005, 07:43 PM
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Ahh the joys of cleaning off coolant
just love it! What happened to your blue rocker cover?? |
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22-01-2005, 07:45 PM
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22-01-2005, 07:46 PM
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ah but you got youres fixed same day and drove home, i was out in the sticks
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22-01-2005, 07:47 PM
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Warm water is supposed to be the go, so my radiator place said and just use a rag but dont wet important electrical bits ofcourse, or $2 cans of degreeser
Bad Luck, lucky it only happened close to home anyway
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22-01-2005, 09:21 PM
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ANy kind of water does it, so does degreasing. Done it enough times, tho my bay is just covered in oil and other crap.
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22-01-2005, 09:34 PM
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it sux loosing coolant...happened to me many times. really really sux
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22-01-2005, 09:55 PM
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hibernating
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i just pulled the hose out and it all hosed off really easy...
dan i stripped the paint off the rocker cover because i didn't do a very good job lol. don't worry i'll be doing something to it in the near future. |
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22-01-2005, 10:02 PM
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Ahhhh, that sucks.
oh well, your gonna have some fun cleaning that for a while...
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23-01-2005, 10:40 AM
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Last warning
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woaaaaaaaaah....
thats messy :o
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23-01-2005, 01:57 PM
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Degreaser sucks for getting coolant stains off.
Go down to car lovers and hose the hell out of it with the high pressure hose, that'll fix it. |
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23-01-2005, 05:46 PM
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yup
thats what i did. engine cleaner then high preasure rinse |
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23-01-2005, 05:55 PM
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Man, that's shocking. You'd think it had a 100% coolant mix in there or something.
Will be worth cleaning ASAP. |
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23-01-2005, 06:00 PM
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jack once all the water evaporates away you get left with the white residue.......
horrible stuff, stinks when the engine gets warm then you get paronoid that its leaking again...... will also add, Neb..... it would pay to replace the bottom hose as well, as it will be in similar condition to the top one thats blown.. Last edited by LUXO_8; 23-01-2005 at 06:01 PM. |
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23-01-2005, 06:19 PM
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hibernating
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nah bottom hose was repaced not that long ago my dad accidently stabbed it with a screwdriver.. don't ask how lol. anyway all the white shit just washed off easily with the hose. i also somehow had a puddle of coolant in the airbox! well its all cleaned up now and going again. i just couldn't believe how bad it looked when i first opened the bonnet! lol
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23-01-2005, 06:23 PM
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ah yep, well replacing that bottom hose caused ya top one to go prematurely IMO....
coolant went in my airbox too...... i guess when you are driving along and the hose blows the air being sucked in pulls coolant in.....wierd. i thought it was a bit nasty when i opened my bonnet too
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so much for my clean engine bay...
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