First Date Nightmare
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Speaking of ladies on dates, I had my wife sanding down the paint on my buddies car with us in prep for paint. She loved it, and she looked good doing it. Serious winning was had that day.
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I also cracked my radiator recently, my question is what's the best replacement other than the moshimoto? Just looking for something cheaper unless it's realllllyyyy worth it to get that one
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Well just to keep everyone updated with what is going on. The car is at ZZP right now and at first they were just going to put a new oversized ZZP Radiator on the car but after further investigation they discovered the H/E was also bent and needed to be replaced. So then they also replaced the H/E and sice the car was all dismantled I also told Tim and the guys to replace the IC pump as well. So everything was finally good and back together then apparently when ZZP went and fired up the car the first time since they replaced everything, apparently the car immediately stalled out after being turned over and a **** ton of white smoke blew out the exhaust. So then after talking with Tim again he told me either the Laminova Cores were shot or the head gasket needed to be replaced. So I planned on the worst and expected the car needed a new head gasket. So Tim made sure to check the Intake Manifold first and the cores by pressure testing the unit and found out right away the cores in the manifold were shot. Apparently though the cores are not fixable which I was wondering is that possible? Can the cores not be fixable because now ZZP is telling me I need to purchase a brand new LSJ Manifold which will come with brand new cores but it seems like **** just keeps going wrong with the car. I trust ZZP and what Tim is telling me but can the laminova cores really be unfixable cause if so well then FML! and hello to a brand new manifold. Also since the car is already ripped apart would you guys recommend having ZZP also install the Dual Pass Endplate on the car as well or should I just wait till later and do the endplate myself? All in all a $600-$700 fix has now turned into about a $1400-$1500 fix. (If it has **** or tires, it will cause you problems and money!)
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Well...to be fair...you hit the rock...then dumped cold water(I imagine) into a warm engine...so I don't quite think this is the cars fault Maybe the seals around the cores are shot? if so you can prob go to the hardware store and get a couple of o-rings to replace them or go to GM. The only thing I would be concerned with is making sure the coolant won't eat the seal you replace them with. Not sure tho you'd have to pull out the cores and make sure they are reusable first
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Well...to be fair...you hit the rock...then dumped cold water(I imagine) into a warm engine...so I don't quite think this is the cars fault Maybe the seals around the cores are shot? if so you can prob go to the hardware store and get a couple of o-rings to replace them or go to GM. The only thing I would be concerned with is making sure the coolant won't eat the seal you replace them with. Not sure tho you'd have to pull out the cores and make sure they are reusable first
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I'm no authority on the matter but I do know option b will do a lot more for your car than dual pass would do. Option b bleeds air bubbles out the coolant system which would do more for your coolant system then dual pass would.
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Ya good call on that Haven, I think I am going to hold off on the dual pass till Spring when I have some more funds lol. Thanks for your input and I will keep you all updated on the final outcome.
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