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"Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer" (dash-doorhandle-and-bondo) 10/14/2019 at 14:05 • Filed to: None

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aww dang,

definitely dang.

I shouldn’t complain, this car has been cheating the crusher since before I was born. ( I think it was quite badly wrecked in about 1975, there is still evidence) The thing is It was fine before I messed with it. I changed out the coolant  because it had been in there for more years than it should have in any car.   I figured I should do the thermostat as well because it was the right thing to do.  Can’t blame a 55 year old, cheap car for breaking.  But I still feel bad that I broke it. 

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 10/14/2019 at 14:19

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If you're gonna suffer self inflicted damage that's not a terrible way to go. Could have been far worse anyway.

lone_liberal > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 10/14/2019 at 14:21

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Don’t feel bad, it’s amazingly easy to crack those things even when they aren’t 55 years old. 

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: 10/14/2019 at 14:22

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got one on the way, just have to wait a few days for a correct 6 cyl one.  smallbock one fits but the spout angle is wrong. 

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 10/14/2019 at 14:36

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That’s a beautiful thing all on it’s own. With everything engineered to death these days the thought of grabbing a part from a v8 model and expecting it to work in any capacity on the same companies 6 would be highly unlikely at best. You’d be mothballed until the parts came in. At least in the olden-days you could cobble it back together and get back to work.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 10/14/2019 at 14:52

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It’s not quite November, but the rain is coming.

Dogsatemypants > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 10/14/2019 at 14:55

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Shoulda used brawndo, it has what engines  crave.

WilliamsSW > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 10/14/2019 at 16:18

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Is this the 66 Chevelle I presume? Hopefully the replacement is cheap and easy to find!

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > WilliamsSW 10/14/2019 at 22:16

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one on the way, just not on the shelf locally, 17-18 years ago all that stuff was same day available.