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Old Sep 19, 2015 | 09:22 PM
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Close call on the LT4 today. Took it out with my 10yr old, then our 4yr old. When we got back, after it cooled a bit, I was wiping it down and notice the upper radiator hose....car temp was running normal, just looks like the pressure was finally taking its toll on the old hose.
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Old Sep 19, 2015 | 10:47 PM
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Wow, that's amazing. You're lucky you caught that and that it didn't blow.
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Old Sep 19, 2015 | 11:05 PM
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Good catch.

Have to keep a careful eye on things. The youngest C4 is now 20 model years old and the oldest is 31.

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Old Sep 20, 2015 | 12:24 AM
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Old Sep 20, 2015 | 01:23 AM
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Looks like a python that swallowed a rabbit.
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Old Sep 20, 2015 | 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Silver96ce
Good catch. Have to keep a careful eye on things. The youngest C4 is now 20 model years old and the oldest is 31.
While the C4 is the 1st modern Corvette most of them now qualify for "historical" plates.
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Old Sep 20, 2015 | 09:08 AM
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time to replace ALL the coolant hose. before they make you replace a opti. don't ask me how I know that
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Old Sep 20, 2015 | 09:36 AM
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You should have bought lottery tickets that day!
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be sure to pull your knock sensores
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Originally Posted by Cliff Harris
Looks like a python that swallowed a rabbit.
lol I thought the same thing when I saw the picture.
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Nice catch! I'm going out to look at mine.
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Originally Posted by Silver96ce
Good catch.

Have to keep a careful eye on things. The youngest C4 is now 20 model years old and the oldest is 31.

Exactly - For a 20yr old car, it's quite a piece of machinery..so far, it's been a blast and at times, if I didn't know, I'd never guess that it was a 20yr old car.

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Looks like a python that swallowed a rabbit.


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be sure to pull your knock sensores
Looking forward to the fun - at least I'll get all new houses out of the deal

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Nice catch! I'm going out to look at mine.
Yeah - it could have been a real
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