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Replying to: rahrah99 (Sep 10, 2009 2:17 pm) Assume you do a major flush to get gunk out of system. You may damage water pump and it be short lived. But you could save most of the fluid and only have to add a little with the swap. Buy quality new hoses, not the cheap ones, they won't last. While the radiator is in the shop, you can have them clean it. A flush just does not do the job of some of that gunk and won't remove corrosion layer from inside core. So you spend a little on that. Your radiator is still old, other tank is aged and core is likely getting weak. Maybe it lasts a year, but then you are back to buying a new one plus fluids and labor. Theirs or yours. |
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Replying to: rahrah99 (Sep 10, 2009 2:17 pm) When mine let go, I nearly got stuck 40 miles from home in the middle of nowhere with the wife and two dogs in the car in the dead of the frigid New England Winter. My 1998 now has 110K miles and is my daily driver 24/7/365. I too initially hesitated at a new radiator because of the cost. But I don't do the work myself. And I planned on getting a few more years out of the car and didn't want to travel this road again. For me, I was not comfortable pondering the average effective remaining life expectancy out of a repaired 10 year old radiator (at the time), even if it was boiled out and had been flushed 3 times previously with new/fresh coolant added. So beyond the safety/peace of mind factor, the labor costs for both the short and long term became the deciding factor for me to simply replace the old one with a new one. Cheaper in my mind to do it once and get it over with. Another thing in the back of my mind was reading all of the posts from "classic" 1995-1999 Aurora owners about cooling issues in the heat of the summer. There isn't a grill on the car for cooler air intake, away from the scorching pavement, and you can just watch that water teperature needle climb sitting in traffic! |
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Replying to: rahrah99 (Sep 10, 2009 2:17 pm) 1. Core deteriorates over time even with regular maintenance/fluid changes, etc. 2. Leak developed slowly but when the core gave way maximum travel distance before all coolant was gone was approximately 0.5 miile. 3. Have peace of mind with a new radiator; no worries when the weakest spot in the core will give way leaving me high and dry. With the heat buildup and 100+ temps Texas affords us, I just couldn't justify gambling on how much longer the original radiator would last. Good luck. |
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 thanks to the input i have read... i fixed my windows..... the passenger and the back seat riders weren't able to put their windows down....no... the window lock was not the problem...lol...after reading posts about roara problems,i checked the wiring that runs thru the accordion boot between the car and door...there it was...plain as day...broken wire.... quick fix and no dolllars out of my pocket...don't have to put the windows down for everybody while enjoying the smoooth-powerful ride of the roara...they can now do it themselves...thnx all!!!
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Replying to: rahrah99 (Sep 13, 2009 4:17 pm)
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how shut I off water to heater-core? control unit works great only blows just hot air I cn hear the A/C compress come-on & go-off appropreatly. Even on full defrost I cn feel cold air on the rt & hot on the Left. Just seem like heatercore has Hot water flowing through it. I chk 3 fuses. OK
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My 2001 Aurora temperature control panel has recently changes from farenheit to celsius. The DIC is showing liters instead of gallons, km instead of miles. I have looked thru the manual and can not find anything. I am not sure what I might of hit. Does anyone know how I can change these features back? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. This is driving me crazy!!!
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Replying to: ralfcndy (Sep 15, 2009 2:09 pm) |
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Replying to: sunshinesmile (Sep 15, 2009 3:03 pm) The Driver Information Center (DIC) displays information in either English or metric. When the system is on or off, push the ON/OFF button down for three seconds to change the display between English and metric. This will also change the digital screen for the climate control system between English and metric.
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Replying to: claudia1515 (Aug 22, 2009 8:53 am) http://aurorah.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Audio&action=display&thread=17780 |
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