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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 06:14 PM
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all two gallons of my coolant exited my busted upper radiator hose in abou 3 seconds. the 7 inch rip on that hose was faceing down at my opti. am i considered pretty damn lucky that nuthing is wrong with my distributor and is as good as new
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 06:20 PM
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Just wait
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 06:53 PM
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Spray it!
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 06:57 PM
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 06:59 PM
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mine was on the top


my opti is fine though
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 07:07 PM
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do you guys really think its only a matter of time

and for the spray it coment im not sure how thats relevant but thanks ahahah
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 07:12 PM
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I had my radiator hose do the same thing, I was driving back to work from my lunch break and my car seemed to explode with steam from under my hood. I quickly pulled over and saw the ripped hose. I replaced it and my car had no opti issues for years. Having a vented opti probably helped out a lot.
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 07:34 PM
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same thing happened to me right after i replaced my water pump, fixed the hose then the fuel pump died immediately. f bodies will always find a way to take your money.
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Blue85350
f bodies will always find a way to take your money.
Kinda like being married LOL
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 07:46 PM
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If you haven't had any issues already it's doubtful you'll have any problems, at least due to your coolant leak.
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by RamAir95TA
If you haven't had any issues already it's doubtful you'll have any problems, at least due to your coolant leak.
I agree, Actually Ive never had an opti fail due to moisture and pressure washed my motor tons of times. Now 7k rpms.......
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by AChotrod
I agree, Actually Ive never had an opti fail due to moisture and pressure washed my motor tons of times. Now 7k rpms.......
Just wait...




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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 08:02 PM
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Will do!
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by James Montigny
Kinda like being married LOL
Bingo!
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 09:08 PM
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had a water pump gasket give out and lost all of my coolant all down the front of the motor. no opti problems 6 months later
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 09:32 PM
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magic opti's
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 10:08 PM
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3/8/11 - OP makes thread mocking optispark. Others join in on the fun.
3/9/11 - Mass optispark failures across the lt1 nation
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Wicked94Z
3/8/11 - OP makes thread mocking optispark. Others join in on the fun.
3/9/11 - Mass optispark failures across the lt1 nation
lmfao yea thats about right. The opti is a god do not anger it.
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Wicked94Z
3/8/11 - OP makes thread mocking optispark. Others join in on the fun.
3/9/11 - Mass optispark failures across the lt1 nation
Not cool dude don't jinx us, im broke right now.
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 10:36 PM
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Smiting the Opti God is fun.

I daily drove my opti through FL rain all the time, no biggie. The only time I had an opti go to **** were both times my car sat for longer than a month. They don't seem to like to sit or at least that was my luck.
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