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Old 29-03-2006, 09:02 AM   #1
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this morning on my way to school i get half way there when the temeperature gauge was showig in the red so i pulled over got out and popped the bonnet thats when i saw the big puddle of coolant on the ground, i waited for it to coll down adjusted the thermo fan and limped it home to realise i have a cracked radiator

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Old 29-03-2006, 09:06 AM   #2
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Never a good start to the day, at least you managed to get it home, sux and costs a few dollars but at least its only a radiator.
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Old 29-03-2006, 09:38 AM   #3
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What sorta car?
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Old 29-03-2006, 09:56 AM   #4
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hehe, i'm guessing that xebeast drives an XE Falcon.
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Old 29-03-2006, 01:20 PM   #5
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They are cheap and easy to fix, Take about an hour.

The critical bit is bleeding the air out of the systenm when you refill it.
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Old 29-03-2006, 09:12 PM   #6
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yeah luckily it happened on pay day i guess
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Old 30-03-2006, 07:13 PM   #7
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You could do it Mythbusters style and put an egg in the radiator. Sealed up a small leak for them.
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Old 30-03-2006, 08:32 PM   #8
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Bad day for you too eh? I had a ckick run into the back of my ute this morning...
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Old 30-03-2006, 08:54 PM   #9
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hey ive got a xe s pack efi 4speed manual red with orange stripes, wat do u rekon, are the xe's good???
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