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pvalchev
Social climber
Mountain View, CA / Calgary, AB
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Apr 18, 2013 - 11:45am PT
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As for finding a reputable mechanic near you: look up customer reviews on Google maps and yelp.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Apr 18, 2013 - 11:53am PT
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What's the good word Hapi?
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Apr 18, 2013 - 12:01pm PT
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Hey!! You guys need a new punching bag. I got a couple of threads, why not pick on the cripple for awhile?? I can take it.
Jeeze..
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
www.climbaddictdesigns.com
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 18, 2013 - 12:48pm PT
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Plugged Radiator -he is calling for quotes now. Has made 3 calls so far, and explains it is conversion van, heavy duty, and such. So am waiting to see what he comes up with.
Edit: They showed me the radiator - hopefully what they showed described is accurate information... They shined a light at the cores at top of radiator and I could see what looked like whitish and darker colors corrosion, like calcium deposits. The centers of cores were very thin, maybe 1/32 of an inch, and he said that they should be spotless and wide open centers. He shined the light on some further away and they looked almost completely corroded closed.
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bobinc
Trad climber
Portland, Or
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Apr 18, 2013 - 12:54pm PT
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Good news. I hope the quote is reasonable.
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
www.climbaddictdesigns.com
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 18, 2013 - 12:59pm PT
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$400....
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ontheedgeandscaredtodeath
Social climber
SLO, Ca
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Apr 18, 2013 - 01:02pm PT
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Please don't leave Flag without doing some local cragging- lots of fun stuff!
How is a climber asking about a fix for a rig off topic??
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bobinc
Trad climber
Portland, Or
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Apr 18, 2013 - 01:08pm PT
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For new van radaiator and labor, $400 seems reasonable
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Evel
Trad climber
Nedsterdam CO
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Apr 18, 2013 - 01:13pm PT
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Yeah, I've been sorta waiting to hear clogged core. $400 installed is a deal.
Bon Voyage Happi! Say hello to the Trapps for me.
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patrick compton
Trad climber
van
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Apr 18, 2013 - 01:17pm PT
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Not hard to do a DIY chemical flush yourself. Then, if that isn't enough to clear it, you can drop $400.
I have done a similiar job on a 79 F150 in the parking lot of Autozone in under 30 minutes.
http://www.ehow.com/how_5249784_repair-clogged-radiator.html
I sound like a broken record but seriously, whatever course you take, put in a $4 bottle of Barr's leaks in the new fluid. It will save you against this sort of thing in the future.
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canyoncat
Social climber
SoCal
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Apr 18, 2013 - 01:58pm PT
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1. I don't believe for a second that people are picking on OP just because she's female. Itinerants and mechanically challenged folks come in both genders.
2. I do think it's time that OP takes responsibility for her bad choices. If you persist in traveling thousands of miles in a junker, sh#t is going to happen and it's generally not going to be good sh#t.
3. Continuing to do the same thing over and over and expecting different results does not make you a cool dirt bag. It makes you a tiny step above a bag lady. The difference is your shopping cart has a motor, albeit not a very reliable one.
Please tell me you will now stay in one place long enough to earn enough to support yourself and the dog, and pay for reliable transportation.
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saltandgranite
Trad climber
Yosemite, CA
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Apr 18, 2013 - 02:07pm PT
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Holy crap, I don't know who you are Happigirl, or why everyone is picking on you - but the people on this forum suck. I live in Yosemite and probably 60% of my friends live in vans. And you bet all of them break down all of the time between bishop, the creek etc. We're constantly calling each other and raiding forums trying to figure out what the hell is wrong with our rigs. Use any resource you have when you need help, your friends should understand this. And no way we're ever going to settle down and get real jobs to support ourselves or whatever... I think the above poster is someone's mom using their account.
As far as the self flush goes, I agree with it. I just bought some chemical flush from napa for like fifteen bucks. It's super simple. Drain your old coolant, poor the chemical flush in and then fill the rest of rad with water. Run the engine with heater on for 20 mins, drain, cool repeat with water and you might clear all of that gunk up for fifteen bucks. Your rig has 65k on it. For a 1990 that means it has sat for a long time, so it makes sense that it's all gunked up. My '87 has 35k miles on it and still has the original radiator... but you bet I had to chemical flush it.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Apr 18, 2013 - 02:43pm PT
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Any #4 camalots?
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Onewhowalksonrocks
Mountain climber
In the middle of the ocean
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Apr 18, 2013 - 02:44pm PT
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Hey,
HG good luck with everything. Please write some more once you get on the road again and are having a good time.
C-Ya
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Apr 18, 2013 - 02:54pm PT
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Hey Terrie,
missed running into you this season.
When all this started back when I was suspecting a partialy clogged radiator.
As previously mentioned try the flush first.
You can have the mechanic do it and then check the core visualy again to see how effective it was.
The flush should be done anyway to clear all the gunk out of the block and plumbing so it all doesn't end up in your new radiator.
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
www.climbaddictdesigns.com
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 18, 2013 - 03:08pm PT
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No #4's Jaybro
Thanks, TGT - It seemed from the way he spoke that a flush was not going to remove the buildup sufficiently. At any rate, I have given the go-ahead for the work.
Canyoncat - You have already been shown to be just another coward regular on Supertopo who either hasn't got enough character to post under their known profile, or have made the CanyonCat profile to bolster their positions written through primary profile.
"Promise" you? Like you care one whit's about me...
How about YOU show who you are, instead of hiding under the anonymous character. At least I have the strength of character to post the truth about who I am, what I am doing and where I am struggling. At least if I want to tell someone what I think, I will do it under my own, verified, profile.
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JLP
Social climber
The internet
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Apr 18, 2013 - 03:09pm PT
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Reads like you need a new radiator, for sure. Sadly, you'll want to have the guy stick in another thermostat as well. Same reason as last time - thermostats do not survive overheating. Also - a chemical flush won't do sh#t. $400 sounds okayish, might sound better if I knew what sort of refurb bullshit they are planning to install. Price it out on your own at NAPA and insist they use at least that quality level, or you'll likely be back here in a few months. Just say "fuq no" to "Cardone" rebuilds - dog$hit.
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Apr 18, 2013 - 03:22pm PT
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You can get one through Amazon quickly (they usually ship from Phoenix) for about 150 bucks if you can find someone to install it.
Skip the flush, bad idea
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ncrockclimber
climber
The Desert Oven
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Apr 18, 2013 - 03:22pm PT
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Canyon cat, you are a total dick.
Happie, good luck!
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