justin_o_guy2
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What happened?
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East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.
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on the backhoe.. whoda thunkit? While checking & cleaning things since the radiator is out.
I didnt see this coming at all..
The radiator I Did see comin, been a green spot a growin for a coupla months. The other day it shot steam & I tasted the sweetness of antifroz,, immediately replaced with the bitterness of a heartfelt SunnuvaBITCH,, Started makin the calls, hunt used,, Nope, stopped makin that radiator in 86.. I dont want a used one,, Repair this one? Nope, puttin a core in one costs more than new,, First quote, new, local guy,, right at FYVE Hunnert Dawlurz! No Kiddin? The core is 17.5 X 19, 3 deep,, More calls,, landed one for $375.00, OTD.. I can stand that,, So, while its down, time to look at stuff Ive never really looked at all that hard. Cleaned the 30 years accumulated goop from under the radiator, about 3 inches deep, gack,, Since the hood panels had to come off to get in there, I pounded out the years of little wrinkles that have built up. While the air cleaner was out & gettin blown out I thot Id clean "up in yonna" where it sits. All this time Ive looked in there & thot the cylinder it went around was a screen,, & I decided Id clean it,, well, LO and Be Hold,, it isnt a screen,,its a real life, no kiddin, finer air filter,, No one told me,, & I never thot to ask, Id been cleaning the "air filter" regularly since Ive had it.. Apparently not many know theres an inner filter, since the date on it is
March/ 1987,,, Eaux my GAWD,,, I wonder how much better it will run with a new one..
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