| Forum Home | ||||
| PC World Chat | ||||
| Thread ID: 83514 | 2007-10-04 19:16:00 | Car question | globe (11482) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 597935 | 2007-10-05 09:28:00 | Reconditioned radiator = More efficient radiator = greater pressure on the hoses = old hoses liable to fail ... or so I seem to remember from the verbal instructions given last time we repaired one. Keep an eye on your temperature gauge whilst driving to the repairers... tomorrow. It may be OK or it may not. |
Mercury (1316) | ||
| 597936 | 2007-10-05 11:11:00 | SJ, this is a Holden Commodore (ozzie GM, 3.8 litre V6 (originally a Buick engine I think) www.trademe.co.nz And next years Falcon carsguide.news.com.au (The original mustang was designed from the Falcons floorpan and running gear, in Lee Iacocca's time) Globe, take your car into your nearest garage right away (check your water level in your radiator (while cold) before leaving), hopefully you havent blown the headgasket/s :eek: |
feersumendjinn (64) | ||
| 597937 | 2007-10-05 19:56:00 | I think you oughtta know that most, if not ALL the heater hoses exist under the hood . . . er . . . bonnet . . . . and there are very few instances where hoses exist in the passenger compartment . There WERE exceptions . . the old Toyopet, the old Hondas and some of the Capri/Tracers of olden days of Ford Motor Co . The core of the heater is usually rotted out and it can die at any time . . . it's not always the result of changing any of the other cooling components as you have had dome . NOT changing the coolant on a regular schedule (shed-jool) is the most likely culprit that caused it's demise . . but some are just poorly designed and allow stagnant coolant to just sit in the tanks and proceed to eat it's way out . . there's your leak . I don't think you'll find a hose problem, more likely a rotten heater core . They aren't usually very easy to remove without some serious underdash work and many times, dumping the freon in the AC and then re-charging after an evacuation and refill . Not for the timid-hearted, and definitely quite expensive to perform . I do NOT recommend plugging the hoses that go to the core as a temporary repair . . . the coolant circulation thru it is factored into the coolant circulation for the engine . If you MUST do something cheap . . you can just reroute the hoses together that would naturally go to and from the heater . That way you aren't denying the engine it's designed-in cooling system . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 597938 | 2007-10-05 20:08:00 | SJ, this is a Holden Commodore (ozzie GM, 3 . 8 litre V6 (originally a Buick engine I think) . trademe . co . nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/Holden/auction-112600208 . htm?key=3563584" target="_blank">www . trademe . co . nz And next years Falcon . news . com . au/story/0,20384,22067503-21822,00 . html" target="_blank">carsguide . news . com . au (The original mustang was designed from the Falcons floorpan and running gear, in Lee Iacocca's time) Globe, take your car into your nearest garage right away (check your water level in your radiator (while cold) before leaving), hopefully you havent blown the headgasket/s :eek: That Holden is one of our miniwagons . . . so small that we put one in the glove compartment of my car as a spare . I don't get where it's referred to as "big" or any variation of that word . They are allowed to park in the small car parking spaces at supermarkets and shopping centers . That Falcon is just a face lifted Mustang . . . another piece of Ford junk . . . they have too many Mazda parts in them and electronics that are wired like there's evil spirits running thru them . The EGR system is full of problems and clogs up all the time . The timing chains are also a big problem . Of course, I just worked on them as they were my biggest paycheck . I never owned one . . . but then again I don't practice self immolation either so I might have missed that mark too . Sorry for the cynicism . . . I just don't like rebadges and the current gingerbread cars that are being made . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 597939 | 2007-10-05 20:15:00 | That falcon has nothing in common with any Mustang. | Metla (12) | ||
| 597940 | 2007-10-05 22:33:00 | That falcon has nothing in common with any Mustang. except for the FORD badge |
plod (107) | ||
| 597941 | 2007-10-05 22:53:00 | That falcon has nothing in common with any Mustang. Quite true though! en.wikipedia.org |
feersumendjinn (64) | ||
| 597942 | 2007-10-05 22:59:00 | Got your Ford Falcon right here. (www.mainetractor.com) | SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 597943 | 2007-10-06 00:12:00 | Got your Gingerbread Car (www.flickr.com) right here. Does look a bit like the Aussie Falcon. |
MeOldMate (12871) | ||
| 597944 | 2007-10-06 00:19:00 | Got milk? <in case NZ doesn't know, this is the line from an ongoing milk advisory board advertisement that's been running for over three years now> |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1 2 3 | |||||