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strange_one 10-18-2002 11:51 PM
my goddamn radiator hose has split
 
and all water and steam was just pissing out of my bonnet all over the place, and my mechanic is not around till monday, dammit. so now I am gonna go and try find some super industrial strength tape to temporarily fix the fucker myself

sickbadthing 10-18-2002 11:52 PM
Bonnet. Ha.

aspecialkid 10-18-2002 11:54 PM
no tape is gonna fix it....

strange_one 10-18-2002 11:56 PM
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Originally posted by aspecialkid
no tape is gonna fix it....
yeah it will, at least for a couple of days. my dad says so

aspecialkid 10-19-2002 12:00 AM
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Originally posted by aspecialkid
no tape is gonna fix it....

what kind of tape?

jenn 10-19-2002 12:03 AM
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Originally posted by aspecialkid



what kind of tape?

electrical, duh.

aspecialkid 10-19-2002 12:10 AM
well duh,electrical tape will not work at all.....not even for 20 minutes, soon as the water heats up,it will leak,and can ruin your engine only possible chance might be duct tape, and i really doubt that will work either. best chance might be "bars stop leak " sold at gas stations and stuff.

jenn 10-19-2002 12:11 AM
electrical tape kept my car going for 3 days last year when my radiator hose split. i had to put a lot of it on...but it worked.

aspecialkid 10-19-2002 12:14 AM
well dam,,,shows what i know, and i was in auto mechanics for 3 years...and did not learn to much i guess,but i was not thinking what would happen if you used a "ton" of it,i was thinking if you wraped around like 5 times... but it was leaking some atleast?

jenn 10-19-2002 12:16 AM
at the time, i was dating a guy who knew a shit load about this stuff...5 times is nothing, but if you use a half a roll or more, you'll be good for a day or two. the hose has to be replaced anyway.

strange_one 10-19-2002 01:16 AM
welll I went to the auto shop and bought this thick cloth gaffer tape, and I put a shitload of that around the hose. I've just taken the car for a quick drive round the block and it seems the tape is working so far, no leaks, but it is very hot though

strange_one 10-19-2002 01:18 AM
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Originally posted by aspecialkid
. best chance might be "bars stop leak " sold at gas stations and stuff.
what's that? a kind of tape or something else?

jenniferkate 10-19-2002 01:25 AM
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Originally posted by strange_one

what's that? a kind of tape or something else?
a solution you add to your coolant. radiator fluid. whatever.

strange_one 10-19-2002 01:28 AM
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Originally posted by jenniferkate


a solution you add to your coolant. radiator fluid. whatever.
oh ok, what does it do...run through your system and clog up and leaking spots or something?

FearFactory 10-19-2002 03:48 AM
Okay, first of all - it's not fucking hard to replace the goddamn radiator hoses. Even my girlfriend can do it.

Secondly, that stuff that you put in your radiator to stop up holes only works if the holes are small. If you have a huge-ass rip in your hose, it's not going to help.

jenniferkate 10-19-2002 03:55 AM
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Originally posted by FearFactory
Okay, first of all - it's not fucking hard to replace the goddamn radiator hoses. Even my girlfriend can do it.
yeah. i'm going :think: wondering why you just haven't done it yourself. or at least found another mechanic to take care of it already.

aspecialkid 10-19-2002 03:57 AM
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Originally posted by FearFactory
Okay, first of all - it's not fucking hard to replace the goddamn radiator hoses. Even my girlfriend can do it.

Secondly, that stuff that you put in your radiator to stop up holes only works if the holes are small. If you have a huge-ass rip in your hose, it's not going to help.
lol,yep,you got that right. and anyone can chage a leaking hose. but we are talking about netphoria,not auto 101.

FearFactory 10-19-2002 04:23 AM
Is it too late to say something witty about using those old condoms of yours to wrap around the hose?


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