Well you just gotta see my parking spot.

I got at least 8L of Rad fluid all over the ground in the public garage, a trail of rad fluid leading to the garbage can on the other side of the garage (where i threw the old rad, hope they won't get mad). I didn't have a container to drain the rad fluid into, so...

But after 2-3 hours we finally got the rad in. Those stupid clamps were our biggest problem. It took us forever to get them off.

The rad definitely helped, but I now realized I do need a new fan switch because the fan is still turning on too late.


Thanks again Rovic for your help. If you ever need anything let me know!

 

They aren't turning on too late, they are turning on at the right time. You can kill 2 birds with one stone if you buy a performance chip from www.performanceresource.com this chip does help performance and it turns the fans on a lot earlier.

 

for doing it yourself.

I guess practise makes perfect. The last time I did a rad change in my car I was clocked at 12 minutes.

 

lol i didn't do it myself

12 minutes, good luck on my car, i got these stupid clamps on all the hoses that you can't get off for 45 minutes!

rovic/slade did most of the work :P

I just sat there and unscrewed screws and stuff :P

 

Actually the most time was spent on the overflow tank bolt and the one POS clamp, other than that we spent a good amount of time on refilling the coolant and cleaning up that mess...

 

Well that's the first time I've ever heard it called "rad fluid".

 

lol what else would you call it?

everybody i know calls it rad fluid.

 

Well "coolant" for one... Anti-freeze or water would also be good name substitutes.

How about the oil, do your buddies call that "engine fluid" too? How about your fuel tank fluid?

 

no, but....

rad fluid
brake fluid
tranny fluid
washer fluid

DUH!!!!

 

I call it pink stuff... my tranny, coolant and washer fluids are all some kind of pink, but the washer fluid will be changed to yellow in a few days, in the mean time it will be blue...

Either way, when I see pink stuff in the driveway, I go $#%#$#@!@#@.

 

Green?

 

Meh, I've heard 'rad fluid' before...?

 

holey **** easyspeed
ur camaro is breaking down a lot man!

 

Rad fluid... lol

I bet you call it a "rad"-iator too don't ya? Last I checked a lightbulb doesn't "rad"-iate light. lol

Another one: "Ash"phalt or "***"phalt? It's amazing how many people get that wrong.

I just looked at my coolant jug when I topped up my Jimmy. Surprise, no "rad fluid" mentioned anywhere. I did get a chuckle out of the "performance rated" thing though.

 

Well I CANNOT FREAKING believe it EASYSPEED has picked up a wrench I fell right outta my chair !!!

CONGRATS on a job well done !!!


I can hardly believe it their is hope for you yet man ! Couldn't be in better hands than with Slade he's been there and done ALL of that. Bet it feels good doin the work yourself instead of a shop eh ?

still in shock,
RP.

 

Amen to that... good job on converting the boy rovic. And good job not getting screwed by a mechanic Alex .
Now if you will excuse me, I gotta go relieve my bladder fluid
greg

 

Who knows.. Alex maybe one day some premier engine builder pulling 11s on a track and giving advice to the next generation of f-body owners...

Wow that's a scary thought...

 

Suuuuure, and I will be driving a VW hippy van . Just joking. Its just good to see he saved the cash. And if it goes sour, he can just point the finger at you hehe
greg

 

LOL I didn't really pick up a wrench.

Well actually I picked up about 8 to unscrew one bolt, but none of them fit. Lol. We were changing the resevoir for the rad (overflow thingy) and there was this bolt in the wheel well that I couldn't get off. I must've tried every single tool in slade's box, none of the wrenches worked, none of the other things worked, it was a disaster. :P

 

Hey you managed to get the first four bolts off... maybe I think I was pushing you a little hard trying to get off a fifth? lmao...