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Sep 28, 2007 | 08:19 AM

mdlfcrss

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From: Rockland County NY

Emergency Fixes

After reading Jimbomill's thread about the "leaking radiator and the egg" I realized there are quite a few emergency fixes out there. Here's a few of the fixes already mentioned...

1. Egg, nutmeg or black pepper to seal a radiator leak.
2. Coke on battery terminals to clean corrosion
3. Aspirin in battery to bring it back to life
4. Bar of soap on a gas tank to stop a small leak
5. Cuisinartvette said something about a banana and a piehole

Anybody else have any good ones we can all benefit from?

Sep 28, 2007 | 08:40 AM

NEVRL8T

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Duct Tape - end of thread.

Sep 28, 2007 | 08:47 AM

pianoguy

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Keep some Plastex on hand to fix broken plastic parts.

Sep 28, 2007 | 09:04 AM

mdlfcrss

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Quote:

Originally Posted by TheAngelOfDeath

Duct Tape - end of thread.

Who doesn't have a roll of duct tape in their car?

Sep 28, 2007 | 09:43 AM

kalister1

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I know some people that think Duct Tape is a Permanent repair.

Sep 28, 2007 | 09:49 AM

Demonic85

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I used duct tape a lot on some other cars, havent needed it for the vette. JB Weld and a screw makes for a good repair if someone punctures your gas tank with a screw driver.

Sep 28, 2007 | 11:40 AM

The Beep

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 4Ever21

I used duct tape a lot on some other cars, havent needed it for the vette. JB Weld and a screw makes for a good repair if someone punctures your gas tank with a screw driver.

Holy Krap! Did you tork someone off or was someone being a dink?

Sep 28, 2007 | 04:34 PM

mdlfcrss

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Originally Posted by The Beep

Holy Krap! Did you tork someone off or was someone being a dink?

Thats exactly what I was thinking!!!

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Sep 28, 2007 | 08:35 PM

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Crazy glue ( cianoacrilate) + backing soda or alka seltzer helped to control a leak at the power steering pressure hose because of a broken Oring.

It works also to repair plastic parts.

Sep 28, 2007 | 08:59 PM

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Jim Nichols

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Quote:

Originally Posted by kalister1

I know some people that think Duct Tape is a Permanent repair.

Do you mean duct tape isn't a permanent repair. It's even better in colors other than gray.

Sep 28, 2007 | 10:19 PM

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kalister1

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I have some green stuff, they call it 200MPH tape. That stuff is the SH*T

Sep 30, 2007 | 12:42 AM

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C4boy

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Quote:

Originally Posted by kalister1

I know some people that think Duct Tape is a Permanent repair.

That would be my father.

Who had the air box duct taped to the radiator shroud when I bought the car!

Sep 30, 2007 | 08:00 PM

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martymcfly

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I am surprised that nobody has mentioned the coat hanger for the radio antenea or for muffler hanger. How about the matchbook to shim up the old 8-track tape. I must be a redneck, because I could go on and on.

Sep 30, 2007 | 10:12 PM

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champs65

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From: Watkins Glen NY

Keep a radial tire repair kit in the car. (plugs and scratching tool) Takes up no room, and gets you back on 4 real wheels when you get to an air compressor.

Sep 30, 2007 | 10:15 PM

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VtVette

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Keep a few tie wraps (or zip ties) in the car as well. they can be used for all sorts of things and are strong as hell.

Also, the soap trick works amazingly well. I've done this personally when off roading and punctured a tank in a truck. Sealed it right up all the way home.

Last edited by VtVette; Sep 30, 2007 at 10:26 PM.

Oct 1, 2007 | 11:02 AM

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mdlfcrss

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Quote:

Originally Posted by martymcfly

Ahhh, the old 8-track hanging off the bottom of the dash, held up with 4 different sized sheetmetal screws, matchbook wedged under the tape, speaker wires stuffed up behind the dash wrapped up with electical tape. Those were the days