...well sum beach....Glock was RIGHT!!!
Thread Starter
Race Director
Joined: Mar 1999
Posts: 18,226
Likes: 0
From: I live in my own little world
NC Events Coordinator
...well sum beach....Glock was RIGHT!!!
:lol:
After pullin the rad and giving it it's first EXTERIOR cleaning in 8 years....the max temp i reached on the commute home the past 2 days is 192°F. And that's in HEAVY construction traffic, with temps in the upper 80s. That's a 30-35°F drop! :eek:
Thanks again for the help with gettin' that razza-frackin' shroud off! :D
After pullin the rad and giving it it's first EXTERIOR cleaning in 8 years....the max temp i reached on the commute home the past 2 days is 192°F. And that's in HEAVY construction traffic, with temps in the upper 80s. That's a 30-35°F drop! :eek:
Thanks again for the help with gettin' that razza-frackin' shroud off! :D
Race Director
Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 13,985
Likes: 0
From: Hillsborough NH
Cruise-In V Veteran
Cruise-In VI Veteran
Re: ...well sum beach....Glock was RIGHT!!! (Alchemist)
How long did it take you to pull the cover and clean it out?
Was it hard?
I need to do this on mine also... :(
Was it hard?
I need to do this on mine also... :(
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 5,419
Likes: 0
From: Are you the bug or are you the windshield.....
Re: ...well sum beach....Glock was RIGHT!!! (Alchemist)
Made a big difference on mine also.... Temp doesn't go above 210 with the AC running, in heavy traffic..... use to run about 230........
How much crap was in there to clean out?????
How much crap was in there to clean out?????
Thread Starter
Race Director
Joined: Mar 1999
Posts: 18,226
Likes: 0
From: I live in my own little world
NC Events Coordinator
Re: ...well sum beach....Glock was RIGHT!!! (Mervz)
How long did it take you to pull the cover and clean it out?
Was it hard?
Was it hard?
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 5,419
Likes: 0
From: Are you the bug or are you the windshield.....
Re: ...well sum beach....Glock was RIGHT!!! (Mervz)
How long did it take you to pull the cover and clean it out?
Was it hard?
I need to do this on mine also... :(
Was it hard?
I need to do this on mine also... :(
Thread Starter
Race Director
Joined: Mar 1999
Posts: 18,226
Likes: 0
From: I live in my own little world
NC Events Coordinator
Re: ...well sum beach....Glock was RIGHT!!! (Husker Vette)
Made a big difference on mine also.... Temp doesn't go above 210 with the AC running, in heavy traffic..... use to run about 230........
How much crap was in there to clean out?????
How much crap was in there to clean out?????
So far as the krap...i got about 2 plastic grocery bags of leafs, packing peanuts, paper....and something gooey i don't EVEN wanna know about! :lol:
But i was AMAZED at the amount of blockage IN the fins of the rad. I bet i wasn't getting 20% of the flow i'm getting now! MAJOR NASTY!!! :p:
Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2001
Posts: 7,928
Likes: 1
From: More cowbell...
St. Jude Donor '04
Re: ...well sum beach....Glock was RIGHT!!! (Alchemist)
Alchemist-
Did you try coming up from under the car to get those 3?? I found it much easier to do it this way.. I sat and looked at how to get those damn bolts off for about an hour.. got myself a 7mm ratcheting wrench.. and tried it from the bottom up.. was MUCH easier.. got em off in 20 mins. Took me 10 to get them back on.
-Mark
Did you try coming up from under the car to get those 3?? I found it much easier to do it this way.. I sat and looked at how to get those damn bolts off for about an hour.. got myself a 7mm ratcheting wrench.. and tried it from the bottom up.. was MUCH easier.. got em off in 20 mins. Took me 10 to get them back on.
-Mark
Thread Starter
Race Director
Joined: Mar 1999
Posts: 18,226
Likes: 0
From: I live in my own little world
NC Events Coordinator
Re: ...well sum beach....Glock was RIGHT!!! (MarkLT1)
Did you try coming up from under the car to get those 3?? ...
But they won't be a problem NEXT time! :lol:
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Team Owner
Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 27,818
Likes: 8
From: CT
Re: ...well sum beach....Glock was RIGHT!!! (Alchemist)
Well done.
The crap that gets in front of the radiator certainly blocks it's ability to flow. Mine was quite bad. it never affected the way the car ran...but I am sure it wasn't helping anything.
The crap that gets in front of the radiator certainly blocks it's ability to flow. Mine was quite bad. it never affected the way the car ran...but I am sure it wasn't helping anything.
