Cascade Crew

Outlaw28 · Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 3:22 pm Post subject: AHHH crap!!!

so other day car overheated for some reason...and steam started coming out from under hood..year ago i put in a hole new cooling system...aluminum griffin radiator aftermarket fan switch hi flow water pump...etc...well i got home from work today car was deff not overheating was in normal temp range maybe even a lil cold...but steam was coming out again pop the hood and coolant everywhere at front of motor...so im thinking that new water pump might have gone out...i started car back up but didnt see any water coming from water pump...getting off here now to go scewzzzzz car into garage and see if i can figure out whats wrong...i was on a date when it overheated and steamed first time other day...that was embarrassing...but i just shrug shoulders and said im not worried about it...lol...really i wasnt to concerned about it at the time...figured maybe fan shorted out or something but its working...well off to garage to see what happen

Outlaw28 · Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 4:07 pm Post subject:

ok this is what happen...those stock flimsy bottom mounts for the fan...well i think i ganna cut them off and mount fan some other way...somehow the fan moved forward maybe when i hit a bump or something...and put a small hole in radiator...right now only thing i can think off to patch hole is to get some epoxy...shouldnt be to hard of a fix...just was not expecting that...fan is mounted and secured pretty good too...

redlava · Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 7:47 pm Post subject:

Not sure where you are located, but you should be able to find a radiator shop that will do the repairs. The one I found in Vancouver specialized in 18 wheeler radiators. They fabricated a copper radiator for me for a good price compared to the stuff on jegs and summit. I would think they would be able to patch/fix the hole for you.

Al Hasse · Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 7:58 pm Post subject:

Outlaw28 · Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 9:22 pm Post subject:

im pretty sure i can patch it with some epoxy..its a real small hole...going to talk to my uncle as well hes a welder...and i might be able to convince him to tig weld it for me...im not upset about it anymore...im going to use this opportunity to pull all the a/c stuff off the car...im just glad its not the water pump or anything else serious like a cracked block or blown head gaskets...al i will check out that place...if they dont charge to much i will have them do it...thx for the info

aaron_sK · Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 9:33 pm Post subject:

I've seen epoxy patches blow again down the road. Not the best idea IMHO.

Outlaw28 · Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 9:41 pm Post subject:

cant believe im ganna say this lol...but the epoxy been holding strong on my exhaust lol when on a budget and something breaks sometimes you got to make some tough choices...5 dollars or 500...well when you dont got the money only one way to go...if this wasnt my daily driver...wouldnt be much of a question would always get he best...but its my only car at the moment...i will try to see if i can get it welded..

Outlaw28 · Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 2:09 pm Post subject:

radiator is at artic cooling...said it cost about 60 bucks to fix...and i just got paid so figured what the heck....

i did not know that the coffee stand in there parking lot was one of the bikini joe ones...drove by it and the girl was in a bikini and i was like hmm that was interesting lol

Al Hasse · Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 7:17 pm Post subject:

Haha, I knew that coffee stand was there. Never been to it though. Last summer, the girls were doing a car wash there too.

Outlaw28 · Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 8:21 pm Post subject:

theres one in gorse too..that one they take it even farther...anyways it was 65 bucks to get it fixed...