March 23, 2002

"The Denny's group by the way, would just like to make it clear how incredibly superior we are"
Who fucking cares? Do you want a goddamned medal or something? Why do you need to feel superior...compensating are we? [Aaron], do you have a little dick? Is that where all of this came from?


Bleh.


James, this is a fairly simple one, assuming that the easy steps work. If they don’t, sell the car...

Okay, step one: Go down to an auto parts store, get yourself a bottle of BARS leaks. Not the cheap shit, get the BARS brand-the others don’t work as well.

Follow the directions, it works best if you add it with a volume of water.


DO NOT TRY TO DO THIS WHILE THE ENGINE IS HOT


If there is any spot under the hood you can’t touch with your bare hand for 10 seconds, don’t try and open the radiator cap-bad shit happens if you pop the cap while it’s hot.

You do have to add it directly to the radiator; if you put it in that plastic bottle (coolant recovery reservoir), nothing good will happen.


If you don’t feel comfortable with this, let me know and I’ll help you.


Now, since we are leaving winter, you don’t need to maintain the 50/50 mix of antifreeze and water. You can go down as low as 30% coolant to 70% water, or even 20/80, but you do need the antifreeze for its temperature stability and anti-corrosion qualities. What this means is: don’t worry too much about adding the antifreeze instead of water as it gets low, so long as the water still has a green color to it. The best thing to do is mix them externally and then add. That, however, is a pain in the ass. Just pour one then the other in until it looks good.


Später.

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