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Old 03-07-2008 | 06:18 PM
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I need a hand with my car tonight from someone experienced. My buddy was going to help me out, and he flaked on me. Anyone willing to go to Pendleton's hobby shop and give me a hand? This pisses me off, I was counting on him to help me out so I can go to the cruise tomorrow.
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what?
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what?
huh?...
Old 03-07-2008 | 07:24 PM
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Sorry man, I'm up in LA right now or I'd help you out.

Goodluck and if you need any help in the upcoming weekends I can probably swing by.
Old 03-07-2008 | 08:52 PM
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what's wrong with it?
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Man, if I had read it sooner I could have come helped. You still working on it?
Old 03-07-2008 | 10:48 PM
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long story, but I am not going to mess with it now, since I realized something while I was there working on it. The no talent *** clowns at the Pontiac Dealership in Carlsbad topped off my radiator fluid with the wrong kind (they used the normal stuff instead of the pink stuff, I forget the name right now, someone please remind me, I knew it 30 minutes ago). So now it is rusting in there. Glad I caught it, or I could have a serious problem. They are going to fix it or heads are going to roll.... I will still be at the cruise, but I might take one of you up on it this weekend or week. Thanks though guys.
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dexcool is what you are looking for and you can use the green stuff but you have to change it every 15k
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dexcool is what you are looking for and you can use the green stuff but you have to change it every 15k
but from what I understand, if you mix the two, you have problems...
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Ya no mixing. You can run either but not both. Just do a coolant system flush and refill it with 1/2 dexcool and 1/2 distilled water.
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aren't you in iraq? maybe i was thinking of someone else... im free to lend a hand for help thought if u still need it. from my understanding you should only have problems if you mix two different types of metal-oxides like aluminum and copper?
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but from what I understand, if you mix the two, you have problems...
ya it is a good way to tell the dealership that they need to flush your cooling system and put new fluid in it. and nice sig
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Originally Posted by 180ls1
ya it is a good way to tell the dealership that they need to flush your cooling system and put new fluid in it. and nice sig
Thanks. They finally did flush it after MUCH hassel. Anyone want to give me a hand this Saturday afternoon? Drop me a line. I will be at the mainside hobby shop. PM me and I will shoot you a message with my number.
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we can help. do u still have my number?



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