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Help!! Radiator Leaking Part 2

Discussion in '308/328' started by Formula Uno, Feb 22, 2010.

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  1. Formula Uno

    Formula Uno F1 Veteran

    Oct 8, 2008
    6,659
    New York City
    #1 Formula Uno, Feb 22, 2010
    I Just wanted to let you guys know that (with the help I recieved here) I removed my radiator today in approx. 1.5 hours with ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEMS AT ALL!! Thanks so much to those of you who replied to my post.

    I did not remove my lower valence, but I did remove the hood. The only mess was that coolant went everywhere, and the hose clamps were rusted and a ***** to remove.

    I'm going to try to match up the hoses at NAPA.

    My mechanic quoted me 7 hours labor for the job, but I can't see that it will take me even half that unless I run into trouble putting it back in...makes you think about how much time they really spend on your car.

    Money aside, I got alot of satisfaction doing the job myself.

    Frank
     
  2. BigTex

    BigTex Seven Time F1 World Champ
    Owner Rossa Subscribed

    Dec 6, 2002
    79,380
    Houston, Texas
    Full Name:
    Bubba
    #2 BigTex, Feb 22, 2010
    It's just a car!

    Good to hear!

    Last time my car was on a lift the shop pointed out rusting (near failure) hose clamps...."These are original."

    From 1976!!!!
     
  3. flyngti

    flyngti Formula 3

    Jul 16, 2009
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    Snohomish, WA
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    Eric L
    #3 flyngti, Feb 22, 2010
    Good job! As BigTex says, it's just a car. Nothing overly magical about the cooling system.

    It can make quite the mess. Make sure you put in that other T (or petcock) and the next time you need to drain the system, you probably won't make a mess at all.
     
  4. PV Dirk

    PV Dirk F1 Veteran

    Jul 26, 2009
    5,401
    Ahwatukee, AZ
    #4 PV Dirk, Feb 22, 2010
    SWEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!!!

    Love it. I think the hours quote is accurate ;) you're just better than a mechanic already, you are an attentive caring owner.
     

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