 Raditor exploded today! |
 Jun 19, 2007 - 9:11 PM
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On my way home from work I noticed white smoke coming from under my hood. I pulled over and saw my temp gauge was pegged! Heres what I found.
My Webpage Anyone have any suggestions where I can get either a good oem replacement or aftermarket for better cooling for my 3sgte. I have a 95 celica gt swapped 3sgte. Thanks |
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Jun 19, 2007 - 10:15 PM
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QUOTE(x_itchy_b_x @ Jun 19, 2007 - 10:50 PM) [snapback]570223[/snapback] thats not good. ouch, what caused it in the first place? they normally dont just blow up lol. old radiator, poor cooling from the stock hood/bumper, and 90F+ weather would be my guess. -------------------- 15PSI - 30MPG - Megasquirt Tuned
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Jun 20, 2007 - 3:51 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 4, '06 From Ohio Currently Offline Reputation: 10 (100%) |
QUOTE(lagos @ Jun 19, 2007 - 10:15 PM) [snapback]570240[/snapback] QUOTE(x_itchy_b_x @ Jun 19, 2007 - 10:50 PM) [snapback]570223[/snapback] thats not good. ouch, what caused it in the first place? they normally dont just blow up lol. old radiator, poor cooling from the stock hood/bumper, and 90F+ weather would be my guess. Yea. The rad. had 190,000 miles. It was hot and I was running the s**t out of it. The funny thing is I popped the hood just before I left work and all the fluids were fine. Oh well. Hopefully I didnt pop a head gasket when it overheated 
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Jun 20, 2007 - 12:37 PM
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QUOTE(toyotacrazy @ Jun 20, 2007 - 1:51 AM) [snapback]570358[/snapback] Yea. The rad. had 190,000 miles. It was hot and I was running the s**t out of it. The funny thing is I popped the hood just before I left work and all the fluids were fine. Oh well. Hopefully I didnt pop a head gasket when it overheated There's a chance it is the other way around... watch out. If the head gasket blows to the water jacket, it can overpressurize the cooling system (and overwhelm the radiator cap) and blow the radiator like that. A buddy's rally car had that happen. He replaced the radiator and it kept overheating (blowing exhaust into the cooling system). Be careful after putting in the new radiator, though I 100% endorse the Koyo radiator idea. My Subaru friends swear by them. I'm tempted to get one for my Camry already (I already have an ST205 radiator in there, but the top plastic is starting to look old). -Charlie -------------------- 2003 Subaru WRX Wagon
1989 Camry Alltrac LE 3S-GTE - SV25/ST205 hybrid 1988 Camry Alltrac LE - BEAMS swap started |
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toyotacrazy Raditor exploded today! Jun 19, 2007 - 9:11 PM
devilsden97 http://www.koyo-radiator.com/ Jun 19, 2007 - 9:15 PM LewFX wow thats nasty Jun 19, 2007 - 9:35 PM lagos thats crazy Jun 19, 2007 - 9:36 PM eggman40 LOL! Dam thats intense. my st radiator cracked... Jun 19, 2007 - 9:46 PM Valo666 thats insane man...ive seen rads pop b4, but ive n... Jun 19, 2007 - 9:47 PM x_itchy_b_x thats not good. ouch, what caused it in the first ... Jun 19, 2007 - 9:50 PM devilsden97 QUOTE(eggman40 @ Jun 19, 2007 - 10:4... Jun 19, 2007 - 9:51 PM
malpaso OMG... Jun 20, 2007 - 7:36 AM
6strngs Damn! that's crazy!
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