Plastic radiator petcock

"Nibbles" (nibbles) 10/08/2017 at 20:08 • Filed to: Name my project car

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Can eat my ass. While investigating the drip drip drip of coolant on the Eldorado, I touched the petcock. It quickly relieved itself of its position and fell out, shattered in two pieces. The Eldorado then relieved itself of all remaining coolant

I R&R’d the radiator today and replaced the petcock. Surprisingly, particularly for a FWD V8, it was one of the easiest jobs I’ve ever done. In and out in two hours

This Eldo needs a project name. I’m thinking something like ‘Project IStillRunDoe’. Taking all name applications :) For those who don’t know or don’t remember, it’s a purple 1994 Eldorado ETC

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Nibbles 10/08/2017 at 20:12

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Project Slodorado.

Nibbles > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 10/08/2017 at 20:14

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But

But it’s far from slow

I mean sure, these days a 7-second 0-60 isn’t much, but in 1994? In a two-ton yacht? Notbad.jpg

E90M3 > Nibbles 10/08/2017 at 20:16

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It’s purple?

Aubergine torque steer machine.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Nibbles 10/08/2017 at 20:18

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Project: That’s broke ECT.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Nibbles 10/08/2017 at 20:19

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Wait, what? A 1994 Eldorado does 0-60 in 7 seconds? What?

yamahog > Nibbles 10/08/2017 at 20:23

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misread as “peacock,” was concerned

Also: “Smelldorado” ?

fhrblig > Nibbles 10/08/2017 at 20:26

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Project I-touched-it-and-now-it’s-broken

Nibbles > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 10/08/2017 at 20:27

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295 hp, 290 lb-ft. 3800 lbs. 0-60 in 6.6.

Nibbles > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 10/08/2017 at 20:28

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That’s broke ECT?

Or That’s Broke ETC?

Nibbles > yamahog 10/08/2017 at 20:29

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Smelldorado would work given the cigarette stench I’m still working to remove lol

Nibbles > fhrblig 10/08/2017 at 20:29

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Hahaha

Too long but hahaha still

Not everything I’ve touched on it has broken - *yet*

Nibbles > E90M3 10/08/2017 at 20:30

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I like

E90M3 > Nibbles 10/08/2017 at 20:34

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I thought of the name because I had, at one time, wanted to get one a 335d in a color as the one pictured. Was going to do a couple of mods to it and call it the aubergine torque machine.

I figured with RWD and a V8 that it would be a good name for a purple Eldorado.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Nibbles 10/08/2017 at 20:44

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That was in 1994. What does it do now?

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Nibbles 10/08/2017 at 20:48

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*bork bork

Nibbles > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 10/08/2017 at 21:08

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Mid 7s at 6,000 ft

Chariotoflove > Nibbles 10/08/2017 at 21:26

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Purple is the color of royalty, and every time you drive it, it’s a gamble. So, Project Casino Royale.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Nibbles 10/08/2017 at 21:42

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Sir Breaks-a-Lot

Tohru > Nibbles 10/08/2017 at 21:42

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Project El Dodo. Because it keeps trying to make itself extinct.

Nibbles > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 10/08/2017 at 21:56

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Surprisingly, it doesn’t. Save for probably 50k of unmaintained miles...

Nibbles > Chariotoflove 10/08/2017 at 22:02

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This is a winning entry :)

Tristan > Nibbles 10/08/2017 at 22:09

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One-eyed, one-horned flyin’ purple pimpmobile?

Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius > Nibbles 10/08/2017 at 23:05

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I had a conquest back in college. It was clear the alternator was bad, but what luck, the local library had both factory service manuals. I flipped it open, just to see if there was anything special....

Flatrate was like 5.5 hours and started with ‘evacuate the refrigerant from the AC system.’ I about died.

I looked down there and refused to believe it. I jacked up the front wheel and took theplastic splash liner out of the wheel well and had the alternator in my hand in about ten minutes.

Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius > Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius 10/08/2017 at 23:05

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Sometimes those long jobs are a lot shorter when you don’t follow their rules

Chariotoflove > Nibbles 10/08/2017 at 23:12

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Yay!

Die-Trying > Nibbles 10/09/2017 at 16:50

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*whispers* “its starting to happen”................

Nibbles > Die-Trying 10/09/2017 at 17:49

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Hush, you

Nibbles > Die-Trying 10/09/2017 at 17:51

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In other news: the radiator, hoses, and all passages I could see into at the time are clear of crud, grime, Dex-Cool, oil, and other coolant-unrelated substances

Like, near-new clear

Die-Trying > Nibbles 10/09/2017 at 19:28

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that is good news. glad to hear the insides of the engine seem to be clean. heres hoping itll stay running for you.......