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Old 12-06-2015, 01:12 PM
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Fixed my stick thermostat issue for free


Worked like a charm too, the coolant temp stayed at 9 o'clock position while driving on the highway in low 30 degree weather

 
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Old 12-06-2015, 05:12 PM
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wtf is wrong with your grille, Mike?
 
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Old 12-06-2015, 07:08 PM
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I stuck pieces of card board in there to restrict the airflow lol...
 
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dude just give me $45 and a reacharound and i'll fix it for you. also, come to VA lol. i just did a blog post about this. come on now hahaha
 
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dude just give me $45 and a reacharound and i'll fix it for you. also, come to VA lol. i just did a blog post about this. come on now hahaha
When you come to CT will you please fix mine, (i take you for a birds eye view of the most beautiful city in the world as compensation) if you screw it up I will scare the pants off you
 
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Ha! I'll definitely take you up on that if I can get out there.
In the meantime, I'm going to be changing the thermostat on P1nky_up's car soon and doing a full write-up with pics and video, so maybe that'll suffice.
 
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Old 12-07-2015, 10:13 AM
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Not sure how that reach-around will redefine our friendship haha
 
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