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05-02-2012, 02:11 PM | #16 |
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OK, how many of you guys change the anti-freeze in your cars?
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05-02-2012, 02:13 PM | #17 |
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i do "Tool Time Tim"
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05-02-2012, 02:41 PM | #18 |
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I have never changed the coolant in any car or truck I have owned.
I have never had a problem resulting from not changing the coolant in any car or truck I have owned. I don't see it making any difference if it is a car , truck, or motorcycle.
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All these years spending money on antifreeze oil, transmission fluid,and brake shoes, that could have more wisely been spent on liquor and hookers.
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05-02-2012, 03:17 PM | #20 |
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I do.
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05-02-2012, 04:07 PM | #21 |
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Keep readin my posts Mike and you will begin to see the wisdom.
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05-02-2012, 04:23 PM | #22 |
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No wonder that commercial "Show me the Carfax" is so popular!! Tim's old vehicles are out there!!
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05-02-2012, 04:42 PM | #23 |
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Does carfax show coolant changes?
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05-02-2012, 04:46 PM | #24 |
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owner history.... thats all any of us here needs to know!!!!
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05-02-2012, 06:02 PM | #25 |
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Tim, I just don't know what to say.
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05-02-2012, 06:32 PM | #26 |
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Tim has somewhat of a point. Some cars don't require (according to owner's manual) coolant change for 60,000 miles or more. So why do bikes?
I did change my Nomad coolant at 18k and only have 24k so I am not ready to follow Tim off that cliff quite yet. I have seen many examples of cars getting the "pink milkshake"..when a tranny fluid line runs through the radiator and the radiator is so corroded that the tranny line bust open mixing coolant in the tranny and tranny fluid into the radiator. Costing thousands. I have a 4Runner with that design but I had a radiator shop bypass the radiator and just install an old fashion tranny cooler....a little preventitive measure.
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I have always changed the coolant in my vehicles every 2-3 years, I used to change the belts and hoses as well, but don't bother anymore.
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Ive seen vehicles that have mixed the trans fluid with antifreeze, it makes a mess, and takes a lot of flushing.
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05-03-2012, 05:19 AM | #29 |
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Me neither Loafer. I'm trying to think of something sarcastic and mean as hell so it will be on a level he can understand.
Sometimes I wish those thoughts and hateful words came as natural to me as it dose for him and my wife. For now, I must be content with just being good. It is what it is.
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I buy a new car and then drive it for 6-10 years. Mileage is not a factor, car reliability is. If a car starts to cost me extra in repairs or starts breaking down, I trade as soon as it is paid off. If it is not costing a lot to own I will keep it for as long as 10 years. Maintainance of the hoses and belts and changing the fluids does help to keep things going nicely.
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