 Raditor exploded today! |
 Jun 19, 2007 - 9:11 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Mar 4, '06 From Ohio Currently Offline Reputation: 10 (100%)  |
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 - 9:15 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jun 13, '05 From Poughkeepsie, NY Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
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Jun 19, 2007 - 9:35 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 28, '05 From Redondo Beach, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 86 (100%) |
wow thats nasty
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Jun 19, 2007 - 9:36 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
thats crazy
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Jun 19, 2007 - 9:46 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 17, '04 From California Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%) |
LOL! Dam thats intense. my st radiator cracked too but it was more of a hairline that spilled water, nothing like that!
QUOTE(devilsden97 @ Jun 19, 2007 - 7:15 PM) [snapback]570205[/snapback] Looks liket the GT radiator is on sale |
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Jun 19, 2007 - 9:47 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 15, '05 From Toronto Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
thats insane man...ive seen rads pop b4, but ive never seen one pretty much implode on its self. thats crazy.
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Jun 19, 2007 - 9:50 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 12, '02 From Webster Ma. Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
thats not good. ouch, what caused it in the first place?
they normally dont just blow up lol. -------------------- |
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Jun 19, 2007 - 9:51 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 13, '05 From Poughkeepsie, NY Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
QUOTE(eggman40 @ Jun 19, 2007 - 10:46 PM) [snapback]570221[/snapback] QUOTE(devilsden97 @ Jun 19, 2007 - 7:15 PM) [snapback]570205[/snapback] Looks liket the GT radiator is on sale ^thats y i linked it to him. Just becareful, the koyo is a slightly thicker unit, so u might have issues with your DP..... -------------------- Kawi Love |
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Jun 19, 2007 - 10:15 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
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 - 7:36 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 3, '06 From Czech Republic (Europe) Currently Offline Reputation: 56 (100%) |
OMG...
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Jun 20, 2007 - 12:37 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 5, '05 From LA, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
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
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Jun 26, 2007 - 1:59 AM
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