***Official Car and Gearhead Thread***

[BigRedChief]

Seems like we need one on here to talk cars, mods and the coolness of your or their car.

Interested? Chime in

[eDave]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

Alternator.

Takes way more power to turn the engine with a starter than it does to make a tiny little spark.

If it wouldn’t even click I’d start with the battery. But it’s probably alternator. AutoZone type stores should be able to test both.

Thanks, dude. It was clicking. Batteries don't last long out here and, like wiper blades and motor mounts, they get destroyed and need to be replace all the time.

So I considered that and was hopeful it would be that easy. She's not worth wrench time.

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by eDave

Thanks, dude. It was clicking. Batteries don't last long out here and, like wiper blades and motor mounts, they get destroyed and need to be replace all the time.

So I considered that and was hopeful it would be that easy. She's not worth wrench time.

LOL. If she’s not worth the wrench then have her take it to a shop LOL. But if there was a click it’s the alternator.

[IA_Chiefs_fan]

My wife picked up a 21 AMG GLE 63 S this weekend. First MB for us. She was coming from a 21 Aviator. Pretty cool ride.

[eDave]

[displacedinMN]

This is the car I bought for my wife

[lewdog]

I need to change my coolant as it’s been 5 years, even though it hasn’t been many miles, correct?

I’m going to flush it myself. Should I just use distilled water or should I also add one of those coolant flush additives that claim to clean the system?

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by lewdog

I need to change my coolant as it’s been 5 years, even though it hasn’t been many miles, correct?

I’m going to flush it myself. Should I just use distilled water or should I also add one of those coolant flush additives that claim to clean the system?

Honestly I’ve never done it.

And you should only flush with fluid. It takes a mountain of it but, but invariably you’ll leave some water in there and it will dilute your coolant. You can probably get there if you use straight and circulate it and check it enough. But who does that when 50/50 exists?

[Peter Gibbons]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

Honestly I’ve never done it.

And you should only flush with fluid. It takes a mountain of it but, but invariably you’ll leave some water in there and it will dilute your coolant. You can probably get there if you use straight and circulate it and check it enough. But who does that when 50/50 exists?

Agree. It takes a lot of fluid but is easy if you are patient. Good, cheap insurance against issues later. Make sure you use a coolant grade consistent with manufacture’s recommendation. The power flushed done with equipment is riskier IMO if your radiator is older so I like just the idea of drain, fill, circulate, repeat more.

[lewdog]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

Honestly I’ve never done it.

And you should only flush with fluid. It takes a mountain of it but, but invariably you’ll leave some water in there and it will dilute your coolant. You can probably get there if you use straight and circulate it and check it enough. But who does that when 50/50 exists?

Originally Posted by Peter Gibbons

Agree. It takes a lot of fluid but is easy if you are patient. Good, cheap insurance against issues later. Make sure you use a coolant grade consistent with manufacture’s recommendation. The power flushed done with equipment is riskier IMO if your radiator is older so I like just the idea of drain, fill, circulate, repeat more.

So drain. Fill with distilled water, run car and crank heater. Repeat a few times with just water. Finally add my 4G of correct coolant back in.

Right?

https://www.autozone.com/antifreeze-...E&gclsrc=aw.ds

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by stevieray

Took the Elco to the Lake for the wifeys 50th

That pic is too dark to show off how cool of a car that is.You did a helluva job on that restore.

[Demonpenz]

my eighty four monte

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by lewdog

So drain. Fill with distilled water, run car and crank heater. Repeat a few times with just water. Finally add my 4G of correct coolant back in.

Right?

https://www.autozone.com/antifreeze-...E&gclsrc=aw.ds

It depends on how cheap you are. If it’s me:

I drain it
Fill with 50/50
Run it. You have to get it hot enough to open the thermostat and circulate the coolant.
Drain it.
Fill with 50/50.

If you use water you have to be kind of careful, because water boils at a lower temperature than coolant and you don’t want pressure. Moreover there is no chance that you will get all the water out. None. So then you have to mix your own and get it a little strong to account for how much is hanging around in there after you’ve drained it. Then you have to test, run, test and maybe drain some out and try again. And if you mix it too hot it won’t perform well and blah blah blah.

I’ve had irrigation motors that I’ve drained everything, opened all the petcocks turned it upside down the whole bit. Then I go to working on it and I get antifreeze everywhere. And that’s the motor by itself. It’ll hang out in the reservoir, radiator, heater core, everywhere. So you’re signing on for a lot of work to get it back right if you use water.

And Like I said we have some pretty old antifreeze hanging around in places. I know you have to shed more heat than we do, but we also plug radiators with shit, so maybe not.

Especially if it’s not a DD I wouldn’t. Check it in the reservoir. If it’s not discolored or cloudy I’d roll it. Eventually something will go wrong with something somewhere and you’ll have to drain it.

[stevieray]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

That pic is too dark to show off how cool of a car that is.You did a helluva job on that restore.

Thanks Dougie!

I just got my seats back from the upholsterer, so my interior is finally finished.

[stevieray]

Originally Posted by Demonpenz

my eighty four monte

Gbody!

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by Demonpenz

my eighty four monte

I’m not sure I’ve seen one in the wild that the vinyl wasn’t cracked on the back of the cab.

Beautiful color.