View Full Version : How to destroy a radiator


axthrower
10-22-2007, 10:04 PM
Steps
1) nice donuts
2) notice steam coming out of hood
3) open hood to find no more fan and a torn up radiator
4) call towtruck
5) go back and look at the peices of the fan on the pavement circled by rubber from the tires

http://216.20.64.232/~rharhen/misc/allensoops/IMG_1314.jpg

http://216.20.64.232/~rharhen/misc/allensoops/IMG_1315.jpg

http://216.20.64.232/~rharhen/misc/allensoops/IMG_1316.jpg

http://216.20.64.232/~rharhen/misc/allensoops/IMG_1317.jpg

http://216.20.64.232/~rharhen/misc/allensoops/IMG_1318.jpg

allen201
10-22-2007, 10:28 PM
Oh hai. I recognize that car...

allen201
10-22-2007, 11:04 PM
Radiator (poor pic) and what's left of fan. I know what I'm doing tomorrow after work!

http://gallery2.pingslave.com/d/4153-2/P1000766.JPG

http://gallery2.pingslave.com/d/4156-2/P1000767.JPG

///M3Augy
10-23-2007, 07:37 AM
:rofl2 I love the first pic. "Oh noesssss!"

MightyY
10-23-2007, 03:02 PM
How does doing donuts bust up the fan like that? :dunno

allen201
10-23-2007, 03:17 PM
How does doing donuts bust up the fan like that? :dunno

Loose tranny or engine mounts. Engine shifts a bit under the hood against the worn mounts, fan impacts fan shroud which is fixed to the radiator and so doesn't move with the engine/fan.

allen201
10-23-2007, 06:53 PM
Update: All fixed! New radiator and fan are in, no leaks found. No more donuts until the uuc mounts get here! :D

downeaster1
10-23-2007, 11:45 PM
allen we need to clean our ICV's!!!!
i was frantically looking for you at the meet and mike kept saying "He's Over There!!!"

allen201
10-24-2007, 08:17 AM
allen we need to clean our ICV's!!!!
i was frantically looking for you at the meet and mike kept saying "He's Over There!!!"

Hahah, sorry man! I haven't done mine yet either, I'm just living with it, it only acts up once in a while at a stoplight. Maybe this weekend would be good. I have a party to go to Saturday night but if we get it before then, that'd be fine, otherwise some time Sunday after I'm up if I'm not too hung over. :D