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Old Feb 11, 2002 | 08:25 AM
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ok i'm at work and went to pick up lunc. When i turned the key i noteced the "low coolant"- light came on. So i cheked the level and there was allmost no water in the tank. So i put allmost a gallon of clean water started her up and began so serius eyeballing :eek: and realized that i have a pinhole in my radiator:smash: . I've got allmost 6 miles home ... will it be ok running clean water?? :confused: :cheers:
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Old Feb 11, 2002 | 08:42 AM
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You'll be fine.. just make sure it's full. Pure water disapates heat better then water/antifreeze.
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Old Feb 11, 2002 | 09:15 AM
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since im guessing that its colder in Denmark than it is here, you can drive it only when the temperature is warm outside, you cant drive it w/o antifreeze in the cold weather, its too dangerous in the mornings. Get that radiator fixed as soon as possible.
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Old Feb 11, 2002 | 09:30 AM
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ok - i was worried about lubrication of the waterpump..... we have 45 F so i won't worry about cracking the block... i'll put some glycol in when i get home... she is gonna stay i the garage for a while - until payday. I feel realy bad for not beeing able to fix her right away, especialy because i just bought a daily ricer......

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daily ricer......
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