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BC-BFLegacyWorks@egroups.com, "Ryan Hutchins" <hutchie33@u...>
wrote:
> Well I went out and bought that 92 Turbo 5 spd!! today. I ended up
> trading in my Honda plus $1000 for it. I was all happy
until I
> decided to stop at a Shell station about 2 blocks away to check on
a
> coolant hose. It was leaking before and all it needed was to be
> tightened, so I go to tighten it and snap!!. It was on the i guess
> you
> could say the coolant bipass or overflow, the weird shapen box on
top
> of the engine to the right,
Weird shapen box? Hmmm... (runs outside to look under hood at 11PM to
see what Ryan is describing... Ah! Driver side, not the right.
Gotcha.) yhea. Old hoses. Previous owner musta parked it in a garage
all the time - tends to dry out the hoses. Which may actually be good
news (Really!) b/c the car is probably in excellent condition if the
driver cared enough to park it indoors and out of the elements.
However if you live someplace dry that will happen to hoses. There is
an after market solution to this someone already may have clued you
in on - better hoses. I forget what they make them out of, some kind
of plastic, but they last longer and put up with higher temps etc.
well the nipple where the hose was
> attached to broke right off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Oh shit was I
> pissed!Coolant pissing out everywhere. TOo bad for me the dealer
had
> just closed so I was stuck.
Yhea, but that warranty is gonna come in REAL handy! When you take it
back to them you ought to ask them what kind of a inspection they
gave the vehicle prior to selling it to you. Might not be such a bad
idea to have them give it a once over again...
> I'm thinking, I just bought this car and its already broke down, my
> dad was pissed when I called him cause I just sold my Honda that
ran
> fine and got this car thats already broke down.
> Anyways, I got it to a Canadian Tire where the mechanic was nice
> enough to epoxy the nipple back on temporarly just to get me back
> home, 2hrs away. As soon as I got home and parked it, the nipple
> broke
> off again!!just as soon as I got home, lucky me !!!
> What a crazy day it was today, i just hope nothing like this ever
> happens again , cause it sucks a$$.
Bummer. Cars break down. Fact of life. My back is going south on me
and I'm only 25!
Good news: you have a bunch of folks on this group that will give you
the 411 on how to do the replacement on those hoses or a dozen other
things on your car if you need. In this case you have a warranty to
stand behind (don't let them tell you it isn't part of the
drivetrain! Without that hose, it doesn't drive or train!
)
Well Ryan, you are now the proud new owner of a Turbo Legacy sedan.
Don't let anyone tell you they can take you in the corners b/c you
have 4wd now baby! you keep that foot on the gas and point it where
it you want it to go!
> Just thought I'd let all of u people know.
We are here for you DOOD. I hope you didn't do it b/c you thought one
of us would come up there and snatch it from you...
)
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