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GOLDCYLON · 08-29-2008

So wednesday night in the garage I get ready to install a headlight bucket clip I lost to finally finish that job correctly (I was installing HELLAs last weekend when I heard a clip fall) Never found that little bugger lol. Ive also been having a lot of cooling problems lately. In 6th gear on the freeway no problems but if I get caught in traffic here comes almost 260!!! Underneath the left wheel is a puddle. Damit looks and feels like Glycol. Maybe im lucky and its a hose nah sure enough she leaking centerline on the car after running it for a few minutes. Well I have a waterpump in my parts crib a new radiator and a new set of Black Samcos and clamps. I was going to wait until fall/winter do do this job sure enough it turns out to be an Arizona summer garage special. Well Im lucky enough to have a four day weekend Jeffvette suggested to make it a good project job so I guess my dance card is full for the weekend. After work tonight my goal was to remove the radiator.. What a bear of a job. Those three small screws on each side of the upper radiator shroud slowed me down a bit. A pair of metal shears were my best friend to cut the corner off the shroud to get around the oil cooler lines and AC lines. And that short little thermostat hosing hose to remove was pure PITA as well. So Phase I is done. See anything that might be causing any heating issues on my 91?

Tomorrow I face the waterpump. I ordered a new set of SPAL fans from MidAmerica a few weeks ago. So I called them today to find out the status on them. I was notified that "oh they are being dropped shipped from the Manufactuer due date 1 Oct. What a pisser and the boneheads did not even tell me. AZZHATS!!! Would have been nice to have them as promised to hit this cooling problem from all sides. It was 102 in the shade of the garage but in reflection I remember when I didnt even have a Garage. GC

08-29-2008	#1
GOLDCYLON Join Date: May 2007 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 9,155	The dreaded water pump failure and a weekend project So wednesday night in the garage I get ready to install a headlight bucket clip I lost to finally finish that job correctly (I was installing HELLAs last weekend when I heard a clip fall) Never found that little bugger lol. Ive also been having a lot of cooling problems lately. In 6th gear on the freeway no problems but if I get caught in traffic here comes almost 260!!! Underneath the left wheel is a puddle. Damit looks and feels like Glycol. Maybe im lucky and its a hose nah sure enough she leaking centerline on the car after running it for a few minutes. Well I have a waterpump in my parts crib a new radiator and a new set of Black Samcos and clamps. I was going to wait until fall/winter do do this job sure enough it turns out to be an Arizona summer garage special. Well Im lucky enough to have a four day weekend Jeffvette suggested to make it a good project job so I guess my dance card is full for the weekend. After work tonight my goal was to remove the radiator.. What a bear of a job. Those three small screws on each side of the upper radiator shroud slowed me down a bit. A pair of metal shears were my best friend to cut the corner off the shroud to get around the oil cooler lines and AC lines. And that short little thermostat hosing hose to remove was pure PITA as well. So Phase I is done. See anything that might be causing any heating issues on my 91? Tomorrow I face the waterpump. I ordered a new set of SPAL fans from MidAmerica a few weeks ago. So I called them today to find out the status on them. I was notified that "oh they are being dropped shipped from the Manufactuer due date 1 Oct. What a pisser and the boneheads did not even tell me. AZZHATS!!! Would have been nice to have them as promised to hit this cooling problem from all sides. It was 102 in the shade of the garage but in reflection I remember when I didnt even have a Garage. GC __________________ GOLDCYLON - 91 ZR-1 #2014 GOLDCYLON - 90 ZR-1 #2794, 4L60e (Formerly Schrade's) GOLDCYLON - 11 CTS-V Arizona State Director 91 WHITE/BLACK #2014. 380 P&P&PCed,Ported Heads, Jeal Long tubes, Corsa Exhaust/FIKSE FM-5s /LED TLs, LED Headlights, Front Wilwood 6 piston narrowlite calipers and rear Wilwood caliper street shop mod,CNCed Coolant Pipes,TPI Cvr,Filter cover,Stainless Bolts, DRM/DOM PROM /ZFDOC mod build #102,DRLs,BMAD with stainless Debris Screen,Coplan Air Blaster, Pioneer APP Radio 4,Brey-Krause HB,Sub Bar,Fire extinguisher seat mount,DRM Coilovers,LEDs everywhere,Compass mirror (orange),V1 DIC hidden display, Homelink sun visor, Carbon Fiber top x3 and APSIS Carbon Fiber interior, APSIS CF Steering Wheel/NAPA Leather, Banski trailing arms, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension) ZFDoc drive shaft safety loop, raptor shift light (orange),AO engineering louver front plate, Console seat cushion, 96CE seats with black custom Sheepskins, ss billet catch can,Viper remote entry/alarm,Cragar Rear Louvers,LED side louver lights, Dewitts Radiator with SPAL fans and a Woods 160 T-Stat 90 RED/BLACK #2794. 4L60e Automatic Stage V by RPM Transmission, TCI Dedicated TCM, OBX Stainless Headers, Corsa Exhaust, SAN Secondaries and Haibeck PROM, Exotic Muscle Coil overs, LED Interior Lights, LED Tail Lights, LED Headlights, 94 Sport seats with black custom Sheepskins , Cragar rear louvers, GS Front calipers, Banski Trailing arms, APSIS Carbon Fiber steering wheel, Front and Rear Baer Eradispeeds, DRLs, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension), Dewitt's Raditor with Dual SPAL fans and a Haibeck 170 T-Stat 11 RED/GREY CTS-V Last edited by GOLDCYLON; 08-29-2008 at 01:52 AM.

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