Pulled the radiator to flush it today and while taking the thermostat housing off, one of the bolts broke. Basically, the radiator is out and I need to move the car. Can I move it safely for about 100 feet or so to get it back to my shop? What about the transmission lines that run into the radiator and the one that goes to the heater valve; will those be alright too? (91 305 TBI)

 

Or you could tow/push it

 

Sure, you can run it without coolant for a few seconds; I wouldn't worry about it- as long as you move it quick and shut it down even faster!

The heater valve just passes coolant, you can leave it off. If your trans lines are disconnected, though, the tranny's fluid pump will start pumping trans fluid out of the lines. You might want to hang a bucket or something underneath it.

100 feet? Can't you get a few buddies just to push it?

 

Yea. I called a few friends and they will come help me move it. Living out in the middle of nowhere sometimes makes that hard so I'm glad they could help. Thanks for the input.

 

if the radiator is physically out of the car and the trans cooler lines (if you have an auto) are just dangling there your gonna make one hell of a mess with atf as ya move it.. n if it pumps out fast enough it'll just stop movin.. hehe

 

damn i love my manual tranny

 

It would be a good time to invest in a tranny cooler. Mid as well and they are cheap.

Why is it that I can easily push my buddies 85 c10 with ease but I get a hernia trying to push mine alone. Why are our cars so hard to push?

 

cause they're heavy as hell!

 

I had to push mine a few weeks ago when it ran out of gas. I didnt find it to be to hard to push, but my street is completly level so once I got it moving it pretty much rolled along on its own.

 

try pushing it up a slight incline. Its a PITA. A thirdgen couldnt weigh more than a 85 c10 there is no way.

 

Trust me I know all about pushing a car up an incline. that wouldnt happen to be Barboursville your from would it?
Thats where Im from, moved about 6yrs ago but family still lives there.

 

did it with my 71 all the time
10mpg I was always running out of gas

 

You could try running a hose connecting the tranny lines together and then getting a really long garden hose and hooking it into the upper radiator hose. It would probably be a good idea to take the thermostat out too (if you're going to try this). Disclaimer: I don't know if this will work so do it at your own risk!

 

That is what I was thinking. No coolant from a cold startup for 30 seconds I would not worry but the transmission fluid will be pumping out I think. I would opt for a push/tow solution.

 

eh you could always just take a small piece of 3/8ths fuel line and hook both cooler lines togather n drive it in.. but it sounds like he had some help pushin it inside instead

 

oh n 2 gn's n a tta n all of em have like no mileage.. i hate u! lol

 

one word... stalker

 

The first GN just turned 27k so it has high mileage, by comparison. No seriously though I wish they had a few more miles so I would not feel bad driving them. I am on the hunt for a higher milege TTA to crank up the miles and do some mods. I miss my 89 Iroc and my 91 Z28 because I drove them all of the time. I only use the turbo cars for shows and nice weather and stuff like that. Talk to you later.