95 Integra Radiator Help!

If aftermarket, choose Gates...

JT




" wrote:
>
> I called the mechanic and that's what he said exactly, that it's either
> Goodyear or Gates for the aftermarket.
>
> SoCalMike wrote:
> > TeGGeR® wrote:
> > > " > wrote in
> > > ups.com:
> > >
> > >> What are OEM hoses? I'll ask him. And what if he didn't?
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > > "OEM" means ones from Honda, as sold by the dealer. If he didn't, the hoses
> > > may be much less long-lived than OEM hoses.
> >
> > OEM hoses might not have a marking on them at all, but aftermarket hoses
> > will *usually* have say something like "goodyear", "gates", etc.
> >
> > i think.
> > >
> > > You may save 20 or 40 bucks using aftermarket hoses, but it's not worth it
> > > at all if they fail prematurely and your $5,000 engine goes south.
> > >
> > > If he used aftermarket, just have them changed in two years, along with the
> > > coolant. (Yes I know you have "long life" coolant, but that doesn't mean
> > > anything to me.)
> >
> > i dunno what compound honda has their supplier use for the hoses, but
> > ive never heard of one breaking, or had one break. and ive had a few 15+
> > year old honda vehicles. not cars, though. scooters.

Grumpy AuContraire > wrote in
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>
>
> "TeGGeR®" wrote:

>>
>> Tom-ay-to, tom-ah-to...
>>
>>
>
>
> Or the Dan Quale varient... "tomatoe"
>
> <G>



Better be a BIG <g> there, big guy.

Poor Danny. With cameras and klieg lights sunburning his fair skin, he was
presented with a mis-spelled flash card while hosting a spelling contest.
What to do? Rather than risk ruffling feathers, he went with the flow and
allowed what the card said. And the media have never let him forget it.

Poor Danny. He was a pretty sharp fellow, actually.

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You could always toss a tube of Aluma-Seal in the radiator, long as the
leak is not too large.

" wrote:

> I just took my car to a mechanic because of a radiator fluid leak.
> Apparently, my radiator is old and needs to be replaced. I was quoted
> about $427 for labor and parts. And also, he was recommending that the
> coolant system be flushed and change the parts related to it. And
> that's an extra $600, totaling about $1100. Does the price sound
> reasonable? I've been fooled by many mechanics before and I don't feel
> like I can trust anyone with my car nowadays. HELP!
>
> Thanks in advance!

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TomP > wrote in :

> You could always toss a tube of Aluma-Seal in the radiator, long as the
> leak is not too large.


And as long as you don't like your motor too much...



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"TeGGeR®" > wrote in message
...
> TomP > wrote in :
>
> > You could always toss a tube of Aluma-Seal in the radiator, long
> > as the leak is not too large.
>
>
> And as long as you don't like your motor too much...
>
I put some in a Vanagon Waterboxer once. They have a known cylinder studs
pulling loose problem. It squealed like an enraged and frightened hamster
with its fur caught in the exercise wheel, then quieted down. I had it for
a couple years after that with no additional problems. The previous
generation told me that used car salespersons used to use pepper. It would
swell up and seal the cracks for a while.

Earle



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