More waterpump woes
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Burning Brakes
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From: dalton ma
More waterpump woes
I am a half way decent amateur mechanic BUT for the life of me I can't even find the radiator drain on my '04. What is the down side if I just pull off the radiator hoses ? How much coolant will I lose ? As it is, I think I'm already down a gallon so how big of a mess will I create doing it the lazy man's way ? How much aggravation can such a "simple" repair cause ?
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Burning Brakes
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From: dalton ma
This is embarrassing, while I was looking for the drain earlier, I actually found it but didn't know what it was. I stuck my 1/4 " drive in there and gently turned it both ways a little at a time until I had a full quarter turn counter clockwise and NOTHING HAPPENED. I figured when I turned it fluid would come out !
Well, the little stinker was stuck and I didn't have enough brains to wiggle or pry on it. Therefore I lowered the car and moved it back into the the garage, turned off the heat and called it a day.
Sometime in the next couple weeks I'll be motivated to try again with my new found knowledge perhaps there will be a more successful result. Thanks to those who have tried to educate me, at 82 I need all the help I can get.
Well, the little stinker was stuck and I didn't have enough brains to wiggle or pry on it. Therefore I lowered the car and moved it back into the the garage, turned off the heat and called it a day.
Sometime in the next couple weeks I'll be motivated to try again with my new found knowledge perhaps there will be a more successful result. Thanks to those who have tried to educate me, at 82 I need all the help I can get.
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This is embarrassing, while I was looking for the drain earlier, I actually found it but didn't know what it was. I stuck my 1/4 " drive in there and gently turned it both ways a little at a time until I had a full quarter turn counter clockwise and NOTHING HAPPENED. I figured when I turned it fluid would come out !
Well, the little stinker was stuck and I didn't have enough brains to wiggle or pry on it. Therefore I lowered the car and moved it back into the the garage, turned off the heat and called it a day.
Sometime in the next couple weeks I'll be motivated to try again with my new found knowledge perhaps there will be a more successful result. Thanks to those who have tried to educate me, at 82 I need all the help I can get.
Well, the little stinker was stuck and I didn't have enough brains to wiggle or pry on it. Therefore I lowered the car and moved it back into the the garage, turned off the heat and called it a day.
Sometime in the next couple weeks I'll be motivated to try again with my new found knowledge perhaps there will be a more successful result. Thanks to those who have tried to educate me, at 82 I need all the help I can get.
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Claf, I'm 72 and was thinking, maybe I'm too old for a C5. Since you've got 10 years on me and still twisting a wrench, mentioning that you're 82, changed my entire outlook. I am definitely going to get that C5.
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Get it. You only go around once.
I got mine a year ago. was quite the stretch financially. Took some heat from the misses. I work very hard. The car is my therapy. Love even looking at it. But when I start it up the sound alone is therapy. Swapped out the stock exhaust for XS Power cat backs. I hardly ever use the sound system. Just loooooooove hearing the exhaust.
If you want a C5 and can manage it.............do it!!!!
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If not now when!!!!!
Get it. You only go around once.
I got mine a year ago. was quite the stretch financially. Took some heat from the misses. I work very hard. The car is my therapy. Love even looking at it. But when I start it up the sound alone is therapy. Swapped out the stock exhaust for XS Power cat backs. I hardly ever use the sound system. Just loooooooove hearing the exhaust.
If you want a C5 and can manage it.............do it!!!!
Get it. You only go around once.
I got mine a year ago. was quite the stretch financially. Took some heat from the misses. I work very hard. The car is my therapy. Love even looking at it. But when I start it up the sound alone is therapy. Swapped out the stock exhaust for XS Power cat backs. I hardly ever use the sound system. Just loooooooove hearing the exhaust.
If you want a C5 and can manage it.............do it!!!!
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I'll be 65 soon, bought my '01 C-5 when I was 49. In all honesty, I can't get in and out of it quite as easily as I once could, but there's no way, in the foreseeable future, that I'd sell it......
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Burning Brakes
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Alley, never look back. I "cruise" with a group of Corvette people that blows some minds. My best friend Frank is also 82 and has a 1960, Chick is 80 and has a 2007, Billy (the kid) is 70 and has a 1991, George (our "secretary") is 78 and has a 1996, 1973, 1964 and a 1959. Never let age get in the way of having fun. (I also have a '62)
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Good luck getting that coolant drained - now that you know how to get the drain plug to work. 