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Old May 19, 2010 | 06:22 PM
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I used the air nozzle to blow the condenser / radiator and the pic below shows what came out. I posted the pic here and someone posted that they use the garden hose with a nozzle and blow it out with water every time they wash the car. And that's what I'm doing now, lowered my temps about 20 deg.

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Old May 20, 2010 | 09:31 AM
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btw what temps are we talking about here coolant or oil? generally my coolant temp in the lower left of my gauge cluster looks to be around 190-200 but my oil temp is the one that is around 200-230 when i drive the car in town or in heavy traffic. which temp concludes overheating?
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Old May 21, 2010 | 09:33 AM
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When I climbed up under my car to clean out the radiator I found a bird! Poor little sparrow never had a chance.
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