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| Re: [GMCnet] Know what happens if you forget to tighten up a radiator hose? [message #267217 is a reply to message #267215] |
Fri, 05 December 2014 21:43   |
kerry pinkerton
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Kingsley Coach wrote on Fri, 05 December 2014 19:57Ohhhhh, you remembered to put some in??
Not only did I remember to put some in, I put the antifreeze in too. Why waste just plain water when you can waste $20 of antifreeze and poison every cat in the neighborhood too. Fortunately it's raining so it all got washed away.
Kerry Pinkerton - North Alabama
Had 5 over the years. Currently have a '06 Fleetwood Discovery 39L
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| Re: [GMCnet] Know what happens if you forget to tighten up a radiator hose? [message #267227 is a reply to message #267217] |
Sat, 06 December 2014 08:00 |
Joe Weir
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Look at the bright side, at least you didn't re-use the Oem long, pointy, self-tapping, mounting bolts when re-installing the condenser mount, after installing the wider than stock new aluminum radiator... 
Yep. "wow, those threads must really be buggered at the top....just keep tightening......oh fudge"
76 Birchaven - "Wicked Mistress" - New engine, trans, alum radiator, brakes, Sully airbags, fuel lines, seats, adult beverage center... those Coachmen guys were really thinking about us second hand owners by including that beverage center...
Columbia, SC.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Know what happens if you forget to tighten up a radiator hose? [message #267239 is a reply to message #267217] |
Sat, 06 December 2014 13:46 |
k2gkk
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I now believe that the shop that replaced my belts and hoses (after my engine shed ALL its belts on the way home from the Shawnee convention, overheated, and went to bad knocking) failed to tighten the clamps sufficiently. This apparently caused a slow, but undetected leak that cause a similar overheating and MAY have ruined the engine 50 miles from home on our attempt to make the Dothan convention!
D'oh!
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> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2014 20:43:55 -0700
> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
> From: Pinkertonk@MCHSI.com
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Know what happens if you forget to tighten up a radiator hose?
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> Kingsley Coach wrote on Fri, 05 December 2014 19:57
>> Ohhhhh, you remembered to put some in??
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> Not only did I remember to put some in, I put the antifreeze in too. Why waste just plain water when you can waste $20 of antifreeze and poison every
> cat in the neighborhood too. Fortunately it's raining so it all got washed away.
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> Kerry Pinkerton
> North Alabama, near Huntsville,
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| Re: [GMCnet] Know what happens if you forget to tighten up a radiator hose? [message #267240 is a reply to message #267217] |
Sat, 06 December 2014 15:16 |
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mike miller
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Location: Hillsboro, Oregon
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kerry pinkerton wrote on Fri, 05 December 2014 19:43... I put the antifreeze in too. Why waste just plain water when you can waste $20 of antifreeze and poison every cat in the neighborhood too. ...
I have gotten two habits when working on cooling systems.
First I pressure check the system with air. (When I install the motor in my Sidekick Towd, I had a tight but poorly positioned hose clamp.... it popped off with 15 psi behind it. Sacred the hell out of me!)
Second I fill with water and drive it a bit. Helps flush they system anyway. When the system is "proven," I then drain and add antifreeze.
Some would say the issue with the cats was an added benefit. When a non-cat loving friend was asked "How long do cats live?" His reply was "Too long." 
Mike Miller -- Hillsboro, OR -- on the Black list
(#2)`78 23' Birchaven Rear Bath -- (#3)`77 23' Birchaven Side Bath
More Sidekicks than GMC's and a late model Malibu called 'Boo'
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