JSTYLE
I AM THEEE DYNO QUEEN!
Today was putting my car together and cleaning it up ready for Calder Park tonight! I was heading to the tyre/exhaust joint to get some tyres sorted.. so i drove on the eastern out onto hoddle then i went thru Northcote area to try and get onto St Georges rd.
However a dimmy van had flash his sirens and come up behind me a pulled me over. He told me i was going to get an EPA notice in the letter and also wanted me to bring my car down for inspection at the station tonight. I got no fine/infringements.
However when they were about to leave i tried to start my car up and it went dead. The battery had died or something. Anyways pushed the car onto a street then rolled it and got it going again. So off i was again to head to the tyre shop to get some new tyres for tonight.
So anyway im in Resevoir type are and at a set of traffic lights my cars engine bay exploded and there was smoke everywhere!! I quickly popped my bonnet and rain outside to inspect but luckily for me it was only coolant.. I was dumbfounded to how my car exploded all that coolant.. so i was holding up traffic.. i decided to call a tow truck company about getting my car towed to AFAS. I called up Nationwide and they wanted $197 to tow me from Resevoir to Wantirna!
I thought.. it was a load of bull so i started the car when the lights went green and drove t the other side of the road where i wasnt holding up traffic.. i find a bucket in someones front lawn and start filling it up with water so i can fill my radiator.. so while im doing that its filling.. and it takes about 10litres.. im thinking.. hanging the waters leaking somewhere but i could find it..
So i have enough water in my motor to drive it somewhere.. i drove it around the block about 1km to a petrol station where i parked the car and started to take to it with my tools. Firsly i took out the radiator and i couldnt see any problems.. tho i didnt really thoroughly inspect it.. but when i did i found a big crack about 10cm in lenght on the bottom tank..
Was really disappointed at this stage.. but i thought i might aswell try and fix it.. Went into the servo and low and behold they have loctite super glue.. so i buy a pack for $3.10 and use it all on the radiator.. after super glueing it together i get some race tape (i have plenty in and on my car!) and i start taking to it with tape.
Ten minutes later and its all done.. radiator bak in.. i fire it up and its fine.. doesnt leak and doesnt over heat.. talk about a band aid fix..!!! I was lucky to get out of that one..
So now im home and im deciding what to do.. and whether i should drop it off at the shop or not.. not to mention that police officer i have to see.. but i dont think he can issue me with a defect sticker without going over my car.. plus he wasnt a TMU..
So to cut a long story short.. that was my night.. which should of been good but was crap!
Jon
However a dimmy van had flash his sirens and come up behind me a pulled me over. He told me i was going to get an EPA notice in the letter and also wanted me to bring my car down for inspection at the station tonight. I got no fine/infringements.
However when they were about to leave i tried to start my car up and it went dead. The battery had died or something. Anyways pushed the car onto a street then rolled it and got it going again. So off i was again to head to the tyre shop to get some new tyres for tonight.
So anyway im in Resevoir type are and at a set of traffic lights my cars engine bay exploded and there was smoke everywhere!! I quickly popped my bonnet and rain outside to inspect but luckily for me it was only coolant.. I was dumbfounded to how my car exploded all that coolant.. so i was holding up traffic.. i decided to call a tow truck company about getting my car towed to AFAS. I called up Nationwide and they wanted $197 to tow me from Resevoir to Wantirna!
I thought.. it was a load of bull so i started the car when the lights went green and drove t the other side of the road where i wasnt holding up traffic.. i find a bucket in someones front lawn and start filling it up with water so i can fill my radiator.. so while im doing that its filling.. and it takes about 10litres.. im thinking.. hanging the waters leaking somewhere but i could find it..
So i have enough water in my motor to drive it somewhere.. i drove it around the block about 1km to a petrol station where i parked the car and started to take to it with my tools. Firsly i took out the radiator and i couldnt see any problems.. tho i didnt really thoroughly inspect it.. but when i did i found a big crack about 10cm in lenght on the bottom tank..
Was really disappointed at this stage.. but i thought i might aswell try and fix it.. Went into the servo and low and behold they have loctite super glue.. so i buy a pack for $3.10 and use it all on the radiator.. after super glueing it together i get some race tape (i have plenty in and on my car!) and i start taking to it with tape.
Ten minutes later and its all done.. radiator bak in.. i fire it up and its fine.. doesnt leak and doesnt over heat.. talk about a band aid fix..!!! I was lucky to get out of that one..
So now im home and im deciding what to do.. and whether i should drop it off at the shop or not.. not to mention that police officer i have to see.. but i dont think he can issue me with a defect sticker without going over my car.. plus he wasnt a TMU..
So to cut a long story short.. that was my night.. which should of been good but was crap!
Jon
