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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Cruisinfanatic
Here's mine. Runs way cooler after cleaning

That's the worst I've ever seen.
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Old Jun 27, 2012 | 01:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Cruisinfanatic
Here's mine. Runs way cooler after cleaning

Damn, boy...did you skin a cat with that thing??
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Old Jun 27, 2012 | 01:40 AM
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Damn, boy...did you skin a cat with that thing??
Or stick it next to the clothes dryer?
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Old Jun 27, 2012 | 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Frizlefrak
Mohammed....have you ever removed the radiator and cleaned off the front of it? C4's are "road vacuums" and pick up every possible piece of debris, and guess where it gets stuck? On my old 84 I found a plastic bag, cigarette butts, feathers, leaves, you name it. Cleaned and reinstalled, car ran 10-15 degrees cooler.

Your temps aren't really bad for where you live. I've seen 235 on Marco as well before it started to come down.

The radiator is clean , bags can't reach there.

Hopefully the temp is normal and I don't have to worry , I have some work on the car and I don't like surprises !! lol




Originally Posted by Cruisinfanatic
Here's mine. Runs way cooler after cleaning


, No my radiator is like new , next to this one.

actually it's a custom aluminum radiator with many rows.
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