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daveholiday · 07-26-2007, 11:12 AM

lol I had a smiliar problem with my crx, except it was my own dumbsass fault. its kinda a funny story though. I was jackin my car up by the bottom rap support I guess? Anyway I didn't realise it was bent out and I just start jackin away, and all the sudden the car drops and I had been jackin my car up by the bottom (plastic, mind you) of my radiator. I hear it crack, car shifts, and all the sudden my jack is neon green. wtf. so I have that replaced, and all is fine. well 6 months later, I notice coolant spweing from a top area of my fins. I look and my top rad support has dug a hole into them. (My car was wrecked before I bought it, finding prime examples here and there.) I knew it was bent before, but was never a problem. So the place fixes my rad and fixes the bar but says next time they'll charge me which was nice, but its like well, you're the ones who installed a brand new rad with a bent rad support that was obviously pushing on the rad, I'd say next time I should charge them!

thats my story for anyone who cares haha

boostedf22 · 07-27-2007, 07:40 AM

wow .. never heard of anyone jacking up the car using there radaitor... lol damn !@!!!!

daveholiday · 07-27-2007, 10:32 AM

yeah yeah its not like I was looking for the bottom of it saying I wanna use this, I just needed it up real quick and I didn't realize the whole bottom rad bar was bent up, so instead of using that, I was using my rad

humblegumbo · 07-27-2007, 12:22 PM

Well, there is a actual jacking point under there, but, as I learned the hard way, you do have to be careful. My car shifted on the jack too, except the top and bottom of the radiatior are plasitc. When the car came down, radiator went up and actually split the top.

Well, JB Weld only works so well. So, after a little while I pulled one out of a junked civic for $40. Works like a champ.

And, oh yeah...don't forget to drain the damned thing!

critchy88 · 08-02-2007, 08:30 PM

yup had asimiar prob by the back wheel jack slipped and busted the 3 fuel lines and 2 brake lines...because they were rusty i had to put all new back on

daveholiday · 08-03-2007, 08:59 AM

sucks lol

07-26-2007, 11:12 AM	#26
daveholiday Sonnova Bitch! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Age: 21 Posts: 1,693 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 2006 GSX-R 600, 2003 Santa Fe GLS Rep Power: 109	lol I had a smiliar problem with my crx, except it was my own dumbsass fault. its kinda a funny story though. I was jackin my car up by the bottom rap support I guess? Anyway I didn't realise it was bent out and I just start jackin away, and all the sudden the car drops and I had been jackin my car up by the bottom (plastic, mind you) of my radiator. I hear it crack, car shifts, and all the sudden my jack is neon green. wtf. so I have that replaced, and all is fine. well 6 months later, I notice coolant spweing from a top area of my fins. I look and my top rad support has dug a hole into them. (My car was wrecked before I bought it, finding prime examples here and there.) I knew it was bent before, but was never a problem. So the place fixes my rad and fixes the bar but says next time they'll charge me which was nice, but its like well, you're the ones who installed a brand new rad with a bent rad support that was obviously pushing on the rad, I'd say next time I should charge them! thats my story for anyone who cares haha __________________ http://davesstainedglass.webs.com/iphonestuff.htm Playstation Network Username = Davoholiday

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07-27-2007, 07:40 AM	#27
boostedf22 dis is why im not Join Date: May 2007 Location: in the land of OZ Posts: 1,581 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: Grocery getter Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 49	wow .. never heard of anyone jacking up the car using there radaitor... lol damn !@!!!!

07-27-2007, 10:32 AM	#28
daveholiday Sonnova Bitch! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Age: 21 Posts: 1,693 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 2006 GSX-R 600, 2003 Santa Fe GLS Rep Power: 109	yeah yeah its not like I was looking for the bottom of it saying I wanna use this, I just needed it up real quick and I didn't realize the whole bottom rad bar was bent up, so instead of using that, I was using my rad

07-27-2007, 12:22 PM	#29
humblegumbo 1595cc's of Mad Fury Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: CA Posts: 472 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 1991 CRX Si (aka Black Betty) Rep Power: 17	Well, there is a actual jacking point under there, but, as I learned the hard way, you do have to be careful. My car shifted on the jack too, except the top and bottom of the radiatior are plasitc. When the car came down, radiator went up and actually split the top. Well, JB Weld only works so well. So, after a little while I pulled one out of a junked civic for $40. Works like a champ. And, oh yeah...don't forget to drain the damned thing!

08-02-2007, 08:30 PM	#30
critchy88 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Newfoundland Canada Age: 22 Posts: 82 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 2008 hemi ram,a few bolt on's Rep Power: 7	yup had asimiar prob by the back wheel jack slipped and busted the 3 fuel lines and 2 brake lines...because they were rusty i had to put all new back on

08-03-2007, 08:59 AM	#31
daveholiday Sonnova Bitch! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Age: 21 Posts: 1,693 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 2006 GSX-R 600, 2003 Santa Fe GLS Rep Power: 109	sucks lol