tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90989479910174297412024-03-13T13:18:13.233-07:00Radiator Shop TalkWe are a full service radiator and air conditioning shop along with doing general automotive repair. We work on all types of vehicles from Toyota's & Rolls Royce to Freightliner trucks. This will be a brief descriptions of whats happening in the shop. We will include helpful interesting thoughts and tidbits of information related to the repair field you may find newsworthy.David Averyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04764236895756779461noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098947991017429741.post-25321078791630406902011-10-03T16:13:00.000-07:002011-10-03T16:13:06.234-07:00Why you shouldn't line your own gas tank<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vr-Tm_7jjAY/Too9C4OivYI/AAAAAAAAAOg/z43JBG2sP-U/s1600/shop_02_19_2011+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vr-Tm_7jjAY/Too9C4OivYI/AAAAAAAAAOg/z43JBG2sP-U/s320/shop_02_19_2011+001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Now this looks like your ordinary truck fuel tank but its not this tank has a flaky secret.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ppxKI7mj9PU/Too9GFyVvwI/AAAAAAAAAOk/IPWj0xo7rBg/s1600/shop_02_19_2011+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ppxKI7mj9PU/Too9GFyVvwI/AAAAAAAAAOk/IPWj0xo7rBg/s320/shop_02_19_2011+002.JPG" width="240" /></a></div> This fuel tank has been lined. You can see the liner there in my hand. In some areas its coming off and some places in the tank it is still well in place. A tank thats been lined if done correctly will last for years (I know I have had tanks that I lined over 20 years ago still in good shape) but if you use the wrong type of liner or don't prep it right this happens.<br />
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So now what to do? Well we run the fuel cell through a hot tank and pressure wash it, then what ever is left on the surface gets burned off with a very large torch. Then we prep and re-seal the tank.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kJyutpNtAcQ/Too9PSMYZhI/AAAAAAAAAOs/_oyl-nMdgxY/s1600/shop_02_19_2011+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kJyutpNtAcQ/Too9PSMYZhI/AAAAAAAAAOs/_oyl-nMdgxY/s320/shop_02_19_2011+004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The kits you buy over the counter that claim all you have to do is run 2 or 3 chemicals through your tank then seal it and it will last for ever are all wet as far as I'm concerned, every one that I've seen that someone did them selves and didn't have any experience didn't end up well. They would bring it to us and we would give them the sad and expensive news.<br />
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<a href="http://www.intermountainradiator.com/">http://www.intermountainradiator.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.intermountainradiator.com</div>David Averyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04764236895756779461noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098947991017429741.post-33328994139936017242011-10-01T09:39:00.000-07:002011-10-01T09:39:01.074-07:00Ford Model "A" Pickup Truck<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wS7Nsv-nmkY/Toc-u33_eBI/AAAAAAAAAOc/L9JtybbY7NY/s1600/shop+9-20-11+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wS7Nsv-nmkY/Toc-u33_eBI/AAAAAAAAAOc/L9JtybbY7NY/s320/shop+9-20-11+009.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>This is one of our customers model A pickup truck pictured in front of our shop at our last hot rod show "motor head madness".<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BbPW46xxhAU/Toc-uX0jdjI/AAAAAAAAAOY/kZ_Jrth8tus/s1600/shop+9-20-11+008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BbPW46xxhAU/Toc-uX0jdjI/AAAAAAAAAOY/kZ_Jrth8tus/s320/shop+9-20-11+008.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I really like the old cars and this one is very clean. Paint job is excellent all the wood looks great and the motor is in fine condition.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ab56kRuyBhM/Toc-tu44JiI/AAAAAAAAAOU/-zXD-7WAeOs/s1600/shop+9-20-11+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ab56kRuyBhM/Toc-tu44JiI/AAAAAAAAAOU/-zXD-7WAeOs/s320/shop+9-20-11+007.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Notice the radiator its one of our three row MX style core replacements. These are the best cooling cores you can get right now. This cools so well that the owner had to put back his thermostat because he couldn't get any heat on a cool day!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-768lVtplZgk/Toc-pNDUKkI/AAAAAAAAAOM/RWGL7vrrBZ0/s1600/shop+9-20-11+006+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-768lVtplZgk/Toc-pNDUKkI/AAAAAAAAAOM/RWGL7vrrBZ0/s320/shop+9-20-11+006+-+Copy.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>He is in the local Model A club and has sent several of his friends over to have the same radiator core put in there cars.<br />
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<a href="http://www.intermountainradiator.com/">http://www.intermountainradiator.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.intermountainradiator.com</div>David Averyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04764236895756779461noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098947991017429741.post-56405340357260156142011-09-28T17:30:00.000-07:002011-09-28T17:30:45.334-07:001975 International restoration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UFE9yUEE67U/ToO3jPKHkZI/AAAAAAAAANo/RN8t2yzHMzE/s1600/shop+9-20-11+024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UFE9yUEE67U/ToO3jPKHkZI/AAAAAAAAANo/RN8t2yzHMzE/s320/shop+9-20-11+024.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>This 1975 International pick up truck has had a complete restoration. Our customer / friend Lance weldrob<br />
Got this truck as a second owner. Its 1 of 200 and came from Santa Maria. Its to bad that the picture dosent do it justice.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IkVD3gDxOyI/ToO3mwEXlSI/AAAAAAAAAN0/xBxpE4jQtQQ/s1600/shop+9-20-11+027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IkVD3gDxOyI/ToO3mwEXlSI/AAAAAAAAAN0/xBxpE4jQtQQ/s320/shop+9-20-11+027.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Yep it was a frame off and does it shine! We helped out with a up graded cooling package that consisted of our MX 3 row over kill radiator core! The power plant has 600 miles on a complete rebuild. We also made shims for the motor mounts as the ones that Lance got were off a tad.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"> Show room new!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q9mAOP5bXGw/ToO3qNIXXrI/AAAAAAAAAN8/paug9y0PYaA/s1600/shop+9-20-11+031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q9mAOP5bXGw/ToO3qNIXXrI/AAAAAAAAAN8/paug9y0PYaA/s320/shop+9-20-11+031.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>A picture of our radiator and the shroud we had to tweak to make fit. Also This is a 4X4 with factory lockers, 4 speed, 345 rear end all the toys you could get then from the factory.<br />
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</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.intermountainradiator.com</div>David Averyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04764236895756779461noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098947991017429741.post-83020805700642449362011-08-27T21:37:00.000-07:002011-08-27T21:37:31.052-07:00Beware of BAD ADVICE !!Tonight I was surfing the internet looking at other automotive repair blogs. I'm interested in being a contributing blogger. I came across a guy on Squidoo via a Google search that writes a "how to fix your car/ask questions blog'" <br />
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I found an article he had written on A/C repair. I was trying to keep an open mind but by the second paragraph I could tell he had very little experience in the automotive A/C repair field. He had nice pictures of various A/C parts and an explanation of what they did, but some of his theory was faulty and sounded like he copied straight from a book. He points out an ad for A/C sealant saying you should only use this when necessary....REALLY A/C sealant?? No A/C repair tech worth his salt tells a customer to use SEALANT in their refrigeration system! First of all, it doesn't work, secondly, it plugs up the very thing in the system that causes it to cool (namely the orifice). <br />
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Being in the industry for over 33 years and specializing in cooling systems, I find this scary and unacceptable. There were a lot of positive responses on his blog too from lay people who don't know any better. So this guy in his blue and white striped shirt is feeding my potential customers BAD ADVICE! This is right up there with the creeps who sell people belts and hoses that they don't need. As they say in the computer biz "garbage in-garbage out." <br />
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Please don't try and help if you don't know what you're talking about. Just because a guy has a website and gives out free information, doesn't mean he has the experience to back it up. I get customers in my shop that come in after researching on the internet. By the time they get to me they believe they know it all and aren't open to my advice They end up walking away angry if I disagree with them.<br />
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<a href="http://www.intermountainradiator.com/">http://www.intermountainradiator.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.intermountainradiator.com</div>David Averyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04764236895756779461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098947991017429741.post-6734370786426778852011-08-27T10:13:00.000-07:002011-08-27T10:13:09.932-07:00Offenhauser 1950's racer Custom Radiator<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xaQS3V_95nk/Tlkewo4mDqI/AAAAAAAAAMw/1ySbch5sMUM/s1600/6_2011+013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xaQS3V_95nk/Tlkewo4mDqI/AAAAAAAAAMw/1ySbch5sMUM/s320/6_2011+013.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>This is a 1950'S Offenhauser Indy racer radiator that came from one of our customers. This is an original radiator with a V-Cell construction that is not manufactured any more. Also this construction's not the best for heat transfer. Notice the dip in the top of the radiator?This was from a accident that happened during a race we will not be reconstructing the dip.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7WPI5tNQC6I/TlkexFpvUVI/AAAAAAAAAM0/ZVXsa8lMygg/s1600/6_2011+019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7WPI5tNQC6I/TlkexFpvUVI/AAAAAAAAAM0/ZVXsa8lMygg/s320/6_2011+019.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Our customer wants a better cooling package so we are building them an aluminum radiator. Here the aluminum core is setting next to the original radiator for comparison.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IUVRoaIU7xk/TlkexqbKlRI/AAAAAAAAAM4/HAlrI3ygurk/s1600/6_2011+020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IUVRoaIU7xk/TlkexqbKlRI/AAAAAAAAAM4/HAlrI3ygurk/s320/6_2011+020.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>This core is used in oil cooler applications and we have adopted it in many of our automotive and heavy truck radiators. The tube wall is much thicker than in the standard radiator version, and the header plate is about 1/8 inch thick which makes for a much stronger radiator over all.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ctGK0ZufgMU/TlkeyQxKgJI/AAAAAAAAAM8/ofKRHNcE3ok/s1600/6_2011+021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ctGK0ZufgMU/TlkeyQxKgJI/AAAAAAAAAM8/ofKRHNcE3ok/s320/6_2011+021.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The layout for the inlet tank (the one with the two hose connections) had some unique bends in it and was a challenge to create.<br />
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As always we welded these tanks inside and out.<br />
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The heat transfer that this radiator will be able to produce verses the original V-Cell will be huge. I would venture to guess that our customer will see a 100-200% increase in cooling performance helping the newly rebuild and restored racer back to it's former glory.<br />
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<a href="http://www.intermountainradiator.com/">http://www.intermountainradiator.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.intermountainradiator.com</div>David Averyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04764236895756779461noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098947991017429741.post-18380860003820164402011-08-20T20:03:00.000-07:002011-08-20T20:03:22.442-07:00Smith's heater core for a MaseratiSo its time for pebble beach again and one of our very good customers is a regular there. One of his entries is a 1966 Maserati fully restored and ready to be sold. One of the parts that needed attention was the heater core. This core is a round cylinder style that is not manufactured any more at least not the original style tube configuration.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ws0Q7tdHOvA/TlBwAKR4ASI/AAAAAAAAAL0/ujeaRgC2tq4/s1600/shop_07-31-2011+024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ws0Q7tdHOvA/TlBwAKR4ASI/AAAAAAAAAL0/ujeaRgC2tq4/s320/shop_07-31-2011+024.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> This is how the old one looked<br />
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So what to do? There is no fixing the original one as it looked like a lawn sprinkler when tested and the metal is so old and thin the more we work on it the worse it gets. In this model the heater core protrudes from the lower middle of the dash board between the driver and passenger so it very visible and needs to look original.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EraWFirpM7M/TlBxudhGjFI/AAAAAAAAAME/G9s44oh8mBY/s1600/shop_07-31-2011+021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EraWFirpM7M/TlBxudhGjFI/AAAAAAAAAME/G9s44oh8mBY/s320/shop_07-31-2011+021.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The first thing we did was to trim the new fins down to size.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ho7vWcYXv1U/TlBwECgbWwI/AAAAAAAAAL8/QdM5eBAG_pk/s1600/shop_07-31-2011+028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ho7vWcYXv1U/TlBwECgbWwI/AAAAAAAAAL8/QdM5eBAG_pk/s320/shop_07-31-2011+028.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Here is a double shot of the original and the donor core, as it turns out it fit perfectly and looked as it did the day it was made. Our customer is very happy and looking forward to pebble beach and a pocket full of money from the sale of this beautiful old classic. <br />
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Why is an electric fan a bad choice? well most people don't know that a motor driven fan or a viscus driven fan will pull FOOT pounds of air verses a electric fan that pulls INCH pounds of air, the difference is Huge. I learned this the hard way designing a cooling package for a mining operation and installing the best electric fans I could get what happened? the fans failed to pull enough air through the radiator to cool the unit off. we switched to a viscus driven fan and no more heating issue.<br />
I see all over the web companies selling electric fans stating how much better performance you will get by switching to one and eliminating your motor driven fan and that's just not true I don't care how many cfm's they pull there is much more to it than that but you never see that mentioned on their sites. Also adding a second fan in front of your radiator can block air flow and hurt your cooling rather than help it.<br />
I have customers come in every week with overheating troubles and the first thing I ask them is " what kind of fan do you have?" Many times they think electric is better and have spent hundreds of dollars up grading to and electric fan just to be told they need to switch back, that makes me very unpopular. Don't get me wrong I have nothing against electric fans and on the right application there fine, but switching from a motor driven fan to electric trying to solve an overheating issue is adding fuel to the fire.<br />
Also the nylon mounting rods that they sell to attach most electric fans to the radiator will cause leaks in the radiator after a time by rubbing holes in the tubes. We tell our customers to mount the fan to the radiator brackets with a metal brace of some kind to eliminate leaks from happening.<br />
Having an overheating issue with your vehicle? do yourself a favor and call someone who knows before you spend $500.00 on a custom fan setup that might make it worse! We in the industry are here to help.<br />
<a href="http://www.intermountainradiator.com/">http://www.intermountainradiator.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.intermountainradiator.com</div>David Averyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04764236895756779461noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098947991017429741.post-69416126686665975152011-05-08T10:02:00.000-07:002011-05-08T10:02:51.910-07:001974 Pinto Station Wagon!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Q2oQgOwWQ44/TcbEmapNUGI/AAAAAAAAALU/lopIp2EaxKE/s1600/shop_5_07_2011+030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Q2oQgOwWQ44/TcbEmapNUGI/AAAAAAAAALU/lopIp2EaxKE/s320/shop_5_07_2011+030.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I was born in the 1960's so I saw a lot of these Ford Pintos growing up. Ford produced this model as it's answer to the Chevy Vega, and the AMC Gremlin from 1970-1980, see Wikipedia for more info: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Pinto">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Pinto</a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AZnIf5aZkRE/TcbD7mvgm_I/AAAAAAAAALM/_N9oa2cJsDQ/s1600/shop_5_07_2011+016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AZnIf5aZkRE/TcbD7mvgm_I/AAAAAAAAALM/_N9oa2cJsDQ/s320/shop_5_07_2011+016.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Yeah this car is a real beauty. It's owner is becoming one of our regular customers. We have custom build his cooling package for a 1970's International 4wD pickup that he is doing a frame off restoration. We will post on that one when it's done.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pdo9XYWMNr4/TcbHwh-C2PI/AAAAAAAAALY/RHAzzUScUjc/s1600/shop_5_07_2011+014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pdo9XYWMNr4/TcbHwh-C2PI/AAAAAAAAALY/RHAzzUScUjc/s320/shop_5_07_2011+014.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>For this Pinto we recored his radiator and increased its capacity to a 3 Row from a 2 Row giving it 33% more cooling efficiency. This Pinto has the Ford 4cyl. 1.6 liter motor which didn't overheat from the factory. Giving this car a 3 row radiator he will be able to tow and have A/C with out having any cooling issues.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PQV3rXtChw8/TcbD2zy5NgI/AAAAAAAAALA/fUZzJM4sm4I/s1600/shop_5_07_2011+011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PQV3rXtChw8/TcbD2zy5NgI/AAAAAAAAALA/fUZzJM4sm4I/s320/shop_5_07_2011+011.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>This is a classic yellow on brown interior, high back bucket seats and the classic pinto emblems on the inside and out. The paint job is a repaint but the body is in such good shape and the color match is done so well it's hard to spot.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ggGI5FefNR4/TcbD4_0wezI/AAAAAAAAALE/BEFu0eX4d9Y/s1600/shop_5_07_2011+012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ggGI5FefNR4/TcbD4_0wezI/AAAAAAAAALE/BEFu0eX4d9Y/s320/shop_5_07_2011+012.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I remember seeing these cars rolling down the city streets as a boy and wanting one. My friends and I as we grew older would fantasize putting a V-8 Chevy motor in a Pinto and making a hot rod out of it, I think most backyard hotrodders thought that way.<br />
Thanks to Lance for bringing in this rare blast from the past to our shop for service!<br />
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Our cars show is next week at Biggs Harleydavidson please come if you can <a href="http://hotrodsandharleys.net/">http://hotrodsandharleys.net</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.intermountainradiator.com</div>David Averyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04764236895756779461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098947991017429741.post-69195048803065507332011-05-07T12:13:00.000-07:002011-05-08T09:21:10.270-07:00Intake woes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SAconfdCRxE/TcWTIPl_8FI/AAAAAAAAAK8/U3twszE96Tk/s1600/shop_5_07_2011+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SAconfdCRxE/TcWTIPl_8FI/AAAAAAAAAK8/U3twszE96Tk/s320/shop_5_07_2011+005.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>This is a picture of an missing intake manifold on a 3.8 Chevy 6cylinder. The intake we removed because it was seeping from the corners where it meets the head. (the head is what is pictured) See that stuff coming out of that water passage? That passage was completely blocked shut with antifreeze and corrosion.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E72BsCAoCb8/TcWTGMmAMuI/AAAAAAAAAKw/H-ibUHMDxcI/s1600/shop_5_07_2011+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E72BsCAoCb8/TcWTGMmAMuI/AAAAAAAAAKw/H-ibUHMDxcI/s320/shop_5_07_2011+002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Here is another shot of the plugged passage. This passage carries water between the heads and circulates it through the motor. The customer also complained of intermittent overheating. This could be the cause.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-j1F_XNr_2EE/TcWTFm3T0iI/AAAAAAAAAKs/f5HPtyjsoCU/s1600/shop_5_07_2011+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-j1F_XNr_2EE/TcWTFm3T0iI/AAAAAAAAAKs/f5HPtyjsoCU/s320/shop_5_07_2011+001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>It was like this on both sides of the motor. The cause of this condition is most likely lack of maintenance. Regular cooling system flushing and fluid changes would have probably kept this from happening.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V5AYvcidY8Q/TcWTHZirNqI/AAAAAAAAAK4/clUtoZmTvKg/s1600/shop_5_07_2011+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V5AYvcidY8Q/TcWTHZirNqI/AAAAAAAAAK4/clUtoZmTvKg/s320/shop_5_07_2011+004.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Here is a picture of the port cleaned out, after we put the intake back on and recheck the vehicle it ran and functioned fine. No sign of overheating and no more leaks. The moral of the story is preventive maintenance can keep you out of the shop and your car running better longer.<br />
Questions? give us a call <a href="http://www.intermountainradiator.com%20/">http://www.intermountainradiator.com </a><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.intermountainradiator.com</div>David Averyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04764236895756779461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098947991017429741.post-44781888860034690362011-05-01T17:11:00.000-07:002011-05-01T17:11:32.520-07:00Backward thermostat, big trouble<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bk2qq1CqMww/Tb3yv3hudcI/AAAAAAAAAKY/qvAIkJjDXFw/s1600/shop+04-01-2011+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bk2qq1CqMww/Tb3yv3hudcI/AAAAAAAAAKY/qvAIkJjDXFw/s320/shop+04-01-2011+002.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Notice anything funny? Last week we had one of our regular customers come in with his Chevy van. The complaint was it was leaking coolant and overheating from time to time. We noticed that the intake manifold gasket was the culprit and had been leaking for a while so we pulled the intake off to see just what we were up agenst and as the job progressed Donovan found that the thermostat was in backward!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xTOqb5MFdlU/Tb3yvPqHbVI/AAAAAAAAAKU/SMv0YCUfSxs/s1600/intake_arrow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xTOqb5MFdlU/Tb3yvPqHbVI/AAAAAAAAAKU/SMv0YCUfSxs/s320/intake_arrow.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Yep that was the cause of the overheating all right. The customer fessed up to changing it himself. We put an all aluminum radiator in this particular vehicle last year and that's the only reason it didn't blow the motor up.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qWC_gUCI77I/Tb3yuZindiI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/kpsBC1_OtWs/s1600/double.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qWC_gUCI77I/Tb3yuZindiI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/kpsBC1_OtWs/s320/double.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Heres a before and after. The photo on the left was how we found the stat and the one on the right is the correct position. Why does it matter you ask? Well facing up the spring that makes the gizmo work is not submerged in hot liquid, and without that no matter how hot the engine gets if its not in liquid it won't open.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jjSOa7BK2uM/Tb3y0dMPOYI/AAAAAAAAAKo/9wI4kbdVRW0/s1600/shop+04-01-2011+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jjSOa7BK2uM/Tb3y0dMPOYI/AAAAAAAAAKo/9wI4kbdVRW0/s320/shop+04-01-2011+007.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>The engine in this van has almost 200K on it, the intake gaskets were absolutely gone in the corners of the head where they attach and seal. We cleaned all serfaces, applied new gaskets and put in a new thermostat and our cusstomer was on thier way.<br />
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Check out our new car show site. Come join us if you can! <a href="http://www.hotrodsandharleys.net/">http://www.hotrodsandharleys.net</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.intermountainradiator.com</div>David Averyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04764236895756779461noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098947991017429741.post-67481164560545317742011-04-18T08:00:00.000-07:002011-04-18T08:00:25.424-07:00New car show in town<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8fKdexnBMD0/TaxMpSbRQyI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/f6h2JRX6iVc/s1600/IMG_0362.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8fKdexnBMD0/TaxMpSbRQyI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/f6h2JRX6iVc/s320/IMG_0362.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Ever wanted to put on your own car show? Well I did. So me and some friends got together (one of those friends happens to run a non profit charity) and we decided to start a new car show in town. This will raise money for the charity, help advertise for the sponsors, and be lots of just plain fun.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-btp5z2wVWYk/TaxM_3vW-mI/AAAAAAAAAKI/J0fqVdWdkGM/s1600/IMG_0714.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-btp5z2wVWYk/TaxM_3vW-mI/AAAAAAAAAKI/J0fqVdWdkGM/s320/IMG_0714.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>These pictures are from another car show that I'm part of "motorhead madness" in Poway California, which is a great show in and of itself.<br />
So I thought it would be a snap to put on a car show but have had a rude awaking, its tough. The first people we hit was the sponsor's seems everyone is Leary on a new start-up whether its a business or a car show. But we did have some friends and colleges come through for us and now we have a little seed money to get started.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KaVHISHF3I4/TaxM8SSiFCI/AAAAAAAAAKE/9n94ZEKqW3k/s1600/IMG_0713.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KaVHISHF3I4/TaxM8SSiFCI/AAAAAAAAAKE/9n94ZEKqW3k/s320/IMG_0713.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Next we started to ask car owners if they would like to participate, we made the offer as enticing as we could with prize money going out in every judging category ( $100.00-$500.00) is the prize jackpot, plus we are having several raffles and giveaways. There will be a live band, BBQ, entertainment ect. But so far the sign ups have been lean.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P6PMeFUB3EM/TaxM2bXv_sI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/5Vy8On_S4n8/s1600/IMG_0678.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P6PMeFUB3EM/TaxM2bXv_sI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/5Vy8On_S4n8/s320/IMG_0678.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>It will be happening in a month or so meaning we don't have much time left. So if your into cars and would like to come have fun with us please tell your friends. This promises to be a great first show. Everyone is welcome. Bring your ride. Entry fee is only $35.00. Oh did I mention this show is bikes too? Yep Hotrods and Harleys that's the name and the theme of our new show. Check out our site!<br />
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Have any questions about automotive? Give us a call. <a href="http://www.intermountainradiator,com/">http://www.intermountainradiator,com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.intermountainradiator.com</div>David Averyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04764236895756779461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098947991017429741.post-54140380087424331302011-04-06T22:49:00.000-07:002011-04-06T22:49:18.492-07:00Ten pounds of radiator in a five pound car!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a167zL9sX50/TZ1KibCWtWI/AAAAAAAAAJw/51mj7rLsmu8/s1600/6a00d83452ceb069e20120a70b2b80970b-320wi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a167zL9sX50/TZ1KibCWtWI/AAAAAAAAAJw/51mj7rLsmu8/s1600/6a00d83452ceb069e20120a70b2b80970b-320wi.jpg" /></a></div>Remember this Photo? " if it doesn't fit you must acquitt " The phrase that Jonnie Cochran quoted so many time in the news during that trial. Well we had a radiator that fit that description today.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pydyykNaM3g/TZ1JgmRirrI/AAAAAAAAAJc/URAyY9mbuTU/s1600/shop+4_06_2011+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pydyykNaM3g/TZ1JgmRirrI/AAAAAAAAAJc/URAyY9mbuTU/s320/shop+4_06_2011+003.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>This is a 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer 3.0 turbo charged car. The radiator my customer bought on line from the manufacturer ( I have never heard of this one ) and had us install it for him along with new hoses and a back flush of his cooling system. See how close the exhaust heat shield is to the radiator.<br />
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It is so close the customer called the manufacturer and complained. I really didn't think it was going to fit. The radiator was twice as big as the old one ( Thick that is) the original was a one row of 1&3/8 inch tubes and the new replacement is 2 rows and over 2 inches thick. Emilio can't even get his finger in between the exhaust and the radiator core. When the motor rocks back and forth, hits a bump, loses a motor mount or any other scenario you can think of this man is going to have trouble keeping his coolant where it belongs.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DXbHV11CIzU/TZ1JjqSSmmI/AAAAAAAAAJk/NT3XMfTZwqE/s1600/shop+4_06_2011+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DXbHV11CIzU/TZ1JjqSSmmI/AAAAAAAAAJk/NT3XMfTZwqE/s320/shop+4_06_2011+009.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Bigger I want Bigger. I hear that all the time from customers that think if I have a big enough radiator all my heating troubles will magically vanish, not so. I like a larger cooling system just like the next guy but this is seriously over kill, he has enough radiator to cool off a V8. No joke.<br />
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So next time you need a new radiator think twice before buying it on line. I have people come in to the shop that have bought a radiator from an on line source, didn't fit or leaked and had to send it back of course they were out shipping so now the deal they got just got complicated and expensive. If you buy local or from someone you know its much safer. Radiator = radiator shop :-} Happy Happy!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aUwYkbS1wlI/TZkAqamC8mI/AAAAAAAAAI4/PaGgTLOQ3kk/s1600/shop+04-01-2011+014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aUwYkbS1wlI/TZkAqamC8mI/AAAAAAAAAI4/PaGgTLOQ3kk/s320/shop+04-01-2011+014.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Here it is with the tanks off to inspect the gasket tape that's causing the leak. Notice all the bolt holes on the end?<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XP_HwSKueEM/TZkBBvQkeDI/AAAAAAAAAJA/paKKsbIfv90/s1600/shop+04-01-2011+008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XP_HwSKueEM/TZkBBvQkeDI/AAAAAAAAAJA/paKKsbIfv90/s320/shop+04-01-2011+008.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Wow there's doubles! That's not right? Did some other shop sell this person the wrong radiator core and then made it fit anyway? Sure looks that way and this practice is not uncommon. If the shop had a core laying around they needed to get rid of they will pass it off like this. Shame Shame on you!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BDYzUiVekpk/TZkBEwDqUjI/AAAAAAAAAJI/qLUy1P88qjc/s1600/shop+04-01-2011+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BDYzUiVekpk/TZkBEwDqUjI/AAAAAAAAAJI/qLUy1P88qjc/s320/shop+04-01-2011+009.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>We will fix the trouble so this won't come back on us, the radiator has a good core so we will solder the extra holes shut before we re-gasket to save the customer the expense of having to buy a new radiator core.<br />
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Where the end of the screwdirver is was the point of the leak. It was leaking between the bolt holes. They also ovaled out the holes we will have to fix them to.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6dFLKU9REZk/TZkBJRreTcI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/Pu32t1lA--I/s1600/shop+04-01-2011+012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6dFLKU9REZk/TZkBJRreTcI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/Pu32t1lA--I/s320/shop+04-01-2011+012.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Yep you need to be carfule which shop you trust with your work. This radiator core would cost between $1,600.00 - $1,900.00 to replace their not cheap. We see this more and more as the radiator repair industry slows down and more repairs are becoming complete radiator replacements the radiator repair men are getting scarce. There is no new blood coming into the field. We rely on the older radiator men (like me!) to lead the way but who know what will happen when we retire. <br />
If you have a good radiator repair shop then good for you. If you don't you can always call us and we will be glad to refer you if your not near us.<br />
Need questions answered? Call us anytime. Have a great day! David<br />
<a href="http://www.intermountainradiator..com/">http://www.intermountainradiator..com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.intermountainradiator.com</div>David Averyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04764236895756779461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098947991017429741.post-77514772808749200792011-03-24T21:12:00.000-07:002011-03-24T21:12:58.321-07:00Starting Fluid is a NO NO!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-aRcNkYtlhnc/TYwQbTpMB7I/AAAAAAAAAIc/nu3YAionS6U/s1600/Shop_03_07_2011+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-aRcNkYtlhnc/TYwQbTpMB7I/AAAAAAAAAIc/nu3YAionS6U/s320/Shop_03_07_2011+007.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>So I got a call today and there was a mechanic on the other end of the phone asking me if I could fix a charge air cooler that had an incident with some starting fluid. He went on to say that he was working on a Volvo White ORT and it wasen't starting so he shot in some starting fluid and the next thing he knew the end of the charge air cooler exploded .... could I fix it?<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-35FfgIXxqGg/TYwQg-MA83I/AAAAAAAAAIk/swFo7Y7SL5s/s1600/Shop_03_07_2011+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-35FfgIXxqGg/TYwQg-MA83I/AAAAAAAAAIk/swFo7Y7SL5s/s320/Shop_03_07_2011+009.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-1_W1ScNtIWw/TYwQU2gEbII/AAAAAAAAAIU/3VFUvwC47ys/s1600/Shop_03_07_2011+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-1_W1ScNtIWw/TYwQU2gEbII/AAAAAAAAAIU/3VFUvwC47ys/s320/Shop_03_07_2011+004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Well I told him we can fix almost anything but I would need to see what it was before making a decision so he brought in the cooler himself and sure enough the end of the tank was gone! and the cooling tubes were blown up into the tank. This was something that welding alone wouldn't fix we were going to have to install a new core.<br />
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So we put the order in for our replacement core and started to cut the old unit apart.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-hxN0KQYCbS4/TYwQPpmV4zI/AAAAAAAAAIM/Xc5EqpCr1ec/s1600/Shop_03_07_2011+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-hxN0KQYCbS4/TYwQPpmV4zI/AAAAAAAAAIM/Xc5EqpCr1ec/s320/Shop_03_07_2011+002.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Here we go the new core arrived Fed Ex and that's me tigging it together . This core ended up saving my customer almost half of what a new one from the dealer would have cost. This one wasn't available aftermarket so a core was the only option that we had at our disposal.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>We welded up a new end for thew tank out of some 3/8 flat stock we had laying around the shop. Also there were some cracks that had to be repaired as well this is a mounting boss that needed attention.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HykK3pwA66A/TYwQk-s38UI/AAAAAAAAAIo/dHn1qPy6nqw/s1600/Shop_03_07_2011+010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HykK3pwA66A/TYwQk-s38UI/AAAAAAAAAIo/dHn1qPy6nqw/s320/Shop_03_07_2011+010.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-H1Koztj9nWU/TYwQwF-KoGI/AAAAAAAAAI0/Uq6C5R5vtyU/s1600/Shop_03_07_2011+014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-H1Koztj9nWU/TYwQwF-KoGI/AAAAAAAAAI0/Uq6C5R5vtyU/s320/Shop_03_07_2011+014.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>And here we have it the finished product tested to 60psi painted and ready to do a cool job for some lucky diesel. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-_1r9e_phJHg/TYwQpIOXPqI/AAAAAAAAAIs/K5RNqiH1cgU/s1600/Shop_03_07_2011+011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-_1r9e_phJHg/TYwQpIOXPqI/AAAAAAAAAIs/K5RNqiH1cgU/s320/Shop_03_07_2011+011.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>This is a great way to save money and you get a great cooler too. Most of the time we can save our customers 1/2 of the cost of brand new.<br />
Questions? always glad to help. Give us a call the number is on our web site. David<br />
<a href="http://www.intermountainradiator.com/">http://www.intermountainradiator.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.intermountainradiator.com</div>David Averyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04764236895756779461noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098947991017429741.post-12994722354227846652011-03-21T19:02:00.000-07:002011-03-21T19:02:20.035-07:00Industrial Charge Air Cooler<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-47Hj2iGGpis/TYf-RZkBb2I/AAAAAAAAAHk/PFLSmS1z3yo/s1600/IMG_0637.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-47Hj2iGGpis/TYf-RZkBb2I/AAAAAAAAAHk/PFLSmS1z3yo/s320/IMG_0637.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>When people talk about charge air coolers most would be thinking of the above photo, air to air cooling for a turbo diesel. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-hYdX-eXhCxI/TYf-S43eEUI/AAAAAAAAAHo/ZwNU33Y-6ks/s1600/06_15_2010+119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-hYdX-eXhCxI/TYf-S43eEUI/AAAAAAAAAHo/ZwNU33Y-6ks/s320/06_15_2010+119.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>But this unit above is the cooler I'm talking about. It fits a piece of fire suppression equipment belonging to the US NAVY on the Coronado Navel Base here ion San Diego. This unit was severely under engineered so we built them one to take its place that would preform better and keep the engine cooler.<br />
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This is an air to water cooler that pumps salt water from the ocean through tube inside the shell where the turbo air is circulated to transfer the heat out to the sea.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-oW8Uybo_YFU/TYf-6hgjhNI/AAAAAAAAAH8/7dzTpU8SeSw/s1600/Shop03_13_2011+038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-oW8Uybo_YFU/TYf-6hgjhNI/AAAAAAAAAH8/7dzTpU8SeSw/s320/Shop03_13_2011+038.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Here is the Cummings diesel that powers the fire suppression.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-XJ4HriBouUo/TYf-8te44NI/AAAAAAAAAIA/sWZJ1XKEfjo/s1600/Shop03_13_2011+040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-XJ4HriBouUo/TYf-8te44NI/AAAAAAAAAIA/sWZJ1XKEfjo/s320/Shop03_13_2011+040.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>And these are the turbines that pump sea water to outside fire lines that would put any fires out.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hof2jbhXjyA/TYf-ZG2aA0I/AAAAAAAAAHs/ZQWJxT8b-q4/s1600/shop+01-19-2011+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hof2jbhXjyA/TYf-ZG2aA0I/AAAAAAAAAHs/ZQWJxT8b-q4/s320/shop+01-19-2011+004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The above picture is a comparison of the before and<br />
after, the black cooler is the new one we designed.<br />
Notice the difference in dimensions almost double the size.<br />
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The new cooler was also a lot heaver than the old one by about 4 times, the original one man could lift and the replacement too 5 of us to set it in place.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ttH-XHxOf8k/TYf-_B3fBEI/AAAAAAAAAIE/JP7-B_Wsh0M/s1600/Shop03_13_2011+042.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ttH-XHxOf8k/TYf-_B3fBEI/AAAAAAAAAIE/JP7-B_Wsh0M/s320/Shop03_13_2011+042.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>There it is in place and almost ready to fire up. All that's left is to plumb the turbo air to the cooler.<br />
Have questions? give us a call we are always glad to help out. David<br />
<a href="http://www.intermountainradiator.com/">http://www.intermountainradiator.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.intermountainradiator.com</div>David Averyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04764236895756779461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098947991017429741.post-15107947110828547462011-03-07T21:56:00.000-08:002011-03-08T06:46:48.124-08:00Your cash taken for a rideI've been in the automotive repair industry for 32+ years now and I'm starting to see a disturbing trend happening to the general public concerning their cars and their wallets. Some unscrupulous repair shops out there are really trying hard to pad your repair bill even going so far as to create things to charge you for.<br />
And it seems most of the complaints I'm hearing about are canted toward the larger chain stores like Fire___ or Pep___ you know the kind of stores that have district managers that ask you every time they visit your store if your "up Or down" I know because I have worked in that environment. Managers expect to see your numbers up and your cost down or there is hell to pay! <br />
This trend is good for me as I'm a small guy and my repair business is based on "Honest Service" no matter what, we don't sell you something you don't need ever. I'm seeing an increase in new customers because of this and I can't help but think there is a lot of people being over charged and they don't know it. It is so bad that a lady that came in yesterday needed $150.00 worth of air conditioning work pretty easy cut and dried but this other place wanted to sell her... are you ready $1,600.00 worth of repairs! told her she needed all kinds of stuff she really didn't. I don't know how long this search for the short term buck will last? will big business figure out there is more to life than money? how long will the public stand for this kind of treatment?<br />
I think the economy is pushing every one to be more money savvy and to watch out on spending, I hope this kind of business will change soon. <br />
I feel bad for those out there that just don't know. I'm proud of my trade and think every one should get a fair deal so find a mechanic that you can trust, stay away from the chain stores unless you know someone there and get second opinions before saying its OK to fix my car. Lots of shops will look for free I know I do.<br />
Till next time David<br />
<a href="http://www.intermountainradiator.com/">http://www.intermountainradiator.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.intermountainradiator.com</div>David Averyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04764236895756779461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098947991017429741.post-21528755181646892022011-02-27T10:45:00.000-08:002011-02-28T06:45:26.647-08:00Don't try to line a gas tank yourself<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RXfnpzWeaH0/TWqScTijYiI/AAAAAAAAAHA/VB0CoJLvGIo/s1600/shop_02_19_2011+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RXfnpzWeaH0/TWqScTijYiI/AAAAAAAAAHA/VB0CoJLvGIo/s320/shop_02_19_2011+001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>This fuel tank is out of an early model show car 1930's-1940's vintage. It looked fantastic from the outside, high gloss black paint, very smooth for an old tank. The complaint was it was clogging up fuel filters so the customer sent it to us to clean out.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VpIAPDJrLg0/TWqSfDG8ucI/AAAAAAAAAHE/oo5tvIj236Q/s1600/shop_02_19_2011+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VpIAPDJrLg0/TWqSfDG8ucI/AAAAAAAAAHE/oo5tvIj236Q/s320/shop_02_19_2011+002.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>This is what we found inside after the tank went through our boil out tank. That is tank liner coming off in sheets plugging up the fuel system. Also the outside was full of bondo (no wonder it looked so good!)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-2FYHi_ufcTU/TWqSoICq4BI/AAAAAAAAAHM/jIlEbh5ber4/s1600/shop_02_19_2011+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-2FYHi_ufcTU/TWqSoICq4BI/AAAAAAAAAHM/jIlEbh5ber4/s320/shop_02_19_2011+003.JPG" width="240" /></a></div> This is a shot inside the tank itself the brownish white is the liner peeling away from the tanks inner surface (this would not have happened if this was done by a professional and had been cleaned and prepped properly). This is a white variety of tank liner that sells over the counter and that leads me to believe this tank was done by a novice. <br />
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</div>This tank has two baffles in it to keep the fuel from sloshing about. That also makes it hard to clean and almost impossible to get liner out of. The choice now with this tank is to build the customer a new one.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-cEFuNMinFN4/TWqSvZ5thWI/AAAAAAAAAHU/7opaZdJGR9Q/s1600/shop_02_19_2011+006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-cEFuNMinFN4/TWqSvZ5thWI/AAAAAAAAAHU/7opaZdJGR9Q/s320/shop_02_19_2011+006.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>We used thick material for this build 12gauge. After the tank has been welded together and pressure tested we lined it to keep the rust out.<br />
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Notice how I can stick my finger into the fins of this core. You shouldn't be able to do this. So this means that as long as the tanks and side straps are in good shape we can recore this unit saving our military thousands of dollars on a new radiator.</div><br />
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Well it can stop the car from running by plugging up fuel lines but sugar really doesn't dissolve in gasoline.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u8xEGeq927U/TVymLrPl0bI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/N-4Q8uir7j8/s1600/Shop+2-4-2011+024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u8xEGeq927U/TVymLrPl0bI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/N-4Q8uir7j8/s320/Shop+2-4-2011+024.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>If this happens to you and you believe that someone sabotaged your fuel tank, don't drive or start the car as this can move the sugar crystals around and will make a bigger mess to clean up. Call your local radiator shop for assistance, or contact us we are always happy to lend a hand. David<br />
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We start off by using a saws all to cut the tank off of the cooler as we couldn't get water to flow through.<br />
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Have a question? Give us a call we are glad to help out.<br />
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The above photo shows two radiators side by side one is a four row and the other is a three row. Do you know which one will cool better? If you guessed the four row you would be very mistaken. The three row pictured will cool 30-40% better than the four row. Why is that? Well things to consider in the equation are size of tubes, fin count, tube spacing, fin construction.<br />
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So the heat from your engine is transferred by the liquid in your cooling system to the radiator through the tubes, to the fins and away from the radiator by moving air across the fins. More and bigger tubes, better fin count and tube spacing all play a role in how a radiator transfers heat.<br />
There are many other types of radiator cores and construction types that are made for specific applications. A earth mover has a different core than a conventional automobile and so does a large over the road truck. Picking a good radiator shop with a knowledgeable staff can help you cool off your vehicle. Call an expert for advise when it comes to cooling systems. We are here to help and love to answer your questions.<br />
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The above vehicle is a newer model Chrysler Town & Country mini van. Our customer lives in Alpine California which is in San Diego county the third-most-populous county in California, just behind its northern neighbors Orange and Los Angeles and it also ranks fifth in the united states over all. Alpine is higher in elevation than San Diego city sitting at 1841 feet above sea level. Alpine has a lot more trees and ground cover and is in a cooler, wetter climate than San Diego and has a lot less population density and so it supports more wild life. <br />
Our customer called and complained of a bad smell coming from his vents inside the car. He asked if we could do some thing about the smell and I told him that we deal with this situation on a regular basis.<br />
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So our customer brought in his mini van and we started the process. Upon preliminary diagnosis we made the decision that flushing chemicals through the vent system wouldn't be good enough we would have to pull out the entire heater-A/C box (<span style="color: #363636;"><b style="color: black;">Plenum box</b>) </span>and clean the pieces individually. The first thing we had to do was rip out the <span style="color: black;">Plenum box</span><b style="color: black;"> </b><span style="color: black;">from the mini van (this was a big job)</span><b style="color: black;">. </b><span style="color: black;">The above photo shows the van with<b> </b>Plenum box already out and on the ground.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">Here's a picture of the top of the box and the evaporator core (the evaporator is what the A/C uses to produce cold air). Notice the white paper covering the evaporator core ? That was where the rat or rat's were living making a nest there. The rat's get into your vehicle through the outside fresh air vent which they usually chew through. Rat's can also make a mess out of your wiring, they love to chew through wiring.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">This is a picture of the blower motor cover notice the feces in the bottom ? There was a lot of feces we found and the smell was very bad. Also our customer has a medical condition that involves his breathing so he can't stand the smell of a lot of things chemicals included, so we decided to replace the parts where the rat was living. Most of the time we have chemicals we use to clean out the parts that are infected but the stuff has a chemical smell and we were afraid that the rat urine and feces had soaked into the plastic parts making them useless. </span><b style="color: black;"></b><br />
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<span style="color: black;">This picture above is most of the parts we had to replace, the plenum box on the table and the rest of the plenum box parts are lined up across the wall. Total cost of replacement parts was about $1200.00 plus labor. We had to purchase the majority of the parts from the dealer which made the cost expensive.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">I've heard tell that Irish Spring bath soap bars will keep the rodents away they don't like the smell. You cut the bars into pieces and spread them around and on your vehicle especially in the engine compartment, keep them away from hot surface's though ( this is hear say from a friend so don't quote me but he claims it does work ). The other option to prevent infestation could be to bait the area with traps or sticky traps if you keep the vehicle parked, also you can call an </span><span style="color: black;">professional </span><span style="color: black;">exterminator they could have some more tricks up their sleeve that I don't know.If you suspect a infestation you can check under your hood for rodent feces and snail shells, they love to eat snails. If you have a motor home look for chew marks in the wood surfaces leading into the interior of the cab. If you have a rat problem you will notice the smell first most likely. The next step would be to call your local radiator or A/C shop and ask them if they have experience in rodent infestation and what they do to rid the car of the smell, if they are in the know they will offer to clean the vehicle out with special cleaner that foams up in your vents, or they may have to pull you plenum box and do a more thorough job as we had to with this customer. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to give us a call we are always happy to help and can point you in the right direction.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.intermountainradiator.com/">http://www.intermountainradiator.com</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.intermountainradiator.com</div>David Averyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04764236895756779461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098947991017429741.post-11063213702450845942010-12-25T08:13:00.000-08:002010-12-25T08:26:52.900-08:00Fixing your cars plastic tank radiator<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I just ran on to a post on instructables.com someone was asking how to fix a plastic tank on his car's radiator <a href="http://www.instructables.com/answers/How-To-Repair-A-Car-Radiator-Leak-In-The-Plastic-A/">http://www.instructables.com/answers/How-To-Repair-A-Car-Radiator-Leak-In-The-Plastic-A/</a><br />
Me being a radiator man and taking my craft seriously I had to post a reply. There were reply's with all kinds of answers to this persons question none of which will work to fix his plastic tank.<br />
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This is a picture of a crack in a plastic radiator tank. This is the inlet tank of the radiator (their the one's that ALWAYS crack) The inlet tank receives the hot coolant from the motor and the inlet tank cracks behind the inlet connection as shown in the photo, The outlet tank almost never cracks it's the one that get's the least heat and wear and tear.<br />
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A new tank pictured above that we can install onto a radiator is the only way to permanently fix a crack in a tank other than replacing the radiator entirely. I have never seen any other method work for more than a few hundred miles or a week or two. And that's because there's nothing on the market that will vulcanize with the tank material to cause a permanent repair, also the tank it's self is degeradated to the point of causing the crack in the first place so your trying to repair something that is beyond it's life span. The normal life span of a plastic radiator inlet tank is 7-10 years or around 100k miles. Some people get lucky and with the right circumstances I've seen tanks last a long, long time, but that's not the norm in the industry.<br />
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</a></div>So here's what happens. You pull the radiator out of your car clean out a groove on the crack, wire brush it real good, clean it with acetone or some other cleaner, try to isolate the crack with wire ties and then spread $15.00 worth of JB weld or some other epoxy on it, by the time your done you've spent 4 hours and $50.00 worth of supply's on trying to fix it. Reinstall the radiator on your car and run it for a week or so just to find that sure enough it leaks again (and it will). After 31+ years in this industry and trying every thing that's come out to fix plastic tanks including my own inventions, I haven't seen anything that works. ( in the late 80's when the plastic tanks first came out we had nothing to repair them with including new tanks! new tanks were not available yet!) So we tried everything you can imagine and some you can't.<br />
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</a></div> The answer is complete replacement. The new complete radiators you can buy now days are so inexpensive that it has made tank replacement obsolete on all but the big industrial radiators and the most expensive automotive applications which is unfortunate for the radiator shops as we used to make good money changing plastic tanks, but alas everything changes.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6nTJwTRWemo/TRYWFeTjyMI/AAAAAAAAAEY/Q-CMi6dThyE/s1600/IMG_0661.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6nTJwTRWemo/TRYWFeTjyMI/AAAAAAAAAEY/Q-CMi6dThyE/s320/IMG_0661.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> If you know of a technique that works to really repair a plastic radiator tank I would love to hear from you, and as always if you have any questions please give us a call we are always happy to help.<br />
If you can't afford to replace your radiator I suggest adding water to your cooling system and saving your money till you can get it fixed. Also if the leak is real big <b>don't</b> drive your car with it leaking as this can and will cause engine damage from loss of coolant. <br />
<a href="http://www.intermountainradiator.com/">http://www.intermountainradiator.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.intermountainradiator.com</div>David Averyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04764236895756779461noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098947991017429741.post-86159487104781424502010-12-15T19:20:00.000-08:002010-12-16T06:06:36.283-08:00How to save $1,250.00 on your car's A/CDo you own a newer model Audi A4? and is your air conditioner not working like it should? This was the trouble one of our customers suffered with his Audi 2004 A4. He took his Audi to the local Audi dealer one he frequents (or did) and trusted (or used to).<br />
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The story goes that John (we will call him John for the sake of a name) took in his Audi to one of our local Audi dealers here in beautiful San Diego. The complaint was that the A/C wasn't cooling like it used to. John handed over his keys to the service manager and his car was taken away behind the wall that separates the customers from the working technicians and John got a ride back to his place of business where he awaited a call to tell him why his A/C wasn't working right.<br />
About three hours later John got the bad news "the air conditioning compressor and related parts needed to be changed" this project would set john back about $1,400.00 and he would be with out his car for a day or two.<br />
Well John decided to get a second opinion and asked one of his employees who they deal with (John works at a refuse disposal company) and so John was referred to us that's how we ended up with Johns Audi.<br />
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When we hooked up the A/C machine to Johns car we noticed that the A/C system was completely out of R-134A freon so Donovan our main technician does the usual inspection , recharge and A/C performance test and to his surprise the A/C blows just as it should nice and cold (45deg) and the compressor and related parts are preforming like they should. We looked the vehicle over several times looking for a reason that would keep the compressor from functioning but everything looked good. At that point I call John and give him the good news "looks like we can save you about $1,250.00" all you need at this time is a recharge and a service that will set you back $150.00. Needless to say John wasen't to happy with the dealership he has patronized over the past few years. I guess the technician could have made a mistake but that's not my real guess, and that is what gives all of us in the auto repair industry a bad name. I believe it was a false up sale, someone needed to make a few thousand dollars and they didn't care how. The morel of this story is get a second opinion especially if its a big job.<br />
John is now our customer and probably will be for a long time.<br />
<a href="http://www.intermountainradiator.com/">http://www.intermountainradiator.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.intermountainradiator.com</div>David Averyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04764236895756779461noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098947991017429741.post-92150521680143351312010-12-13T19:35:00.000-08:002010-12-13T19:35:30.571-08:00BMW 2002 A/C custom hoses<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6nTJwTRWemo/TQbi8XAEiDI/AAAAAAAAADk/zR0eBfWyZpc/s1600/Shop+12-13-2010+019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6nTJwTRWemo/TQbi8XAEiDI/AAAAAAAAADk/zR0eBfWyZpc/s320/Shop+12-13-2010+019.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Here is a classic BMW 2002 (model not the year) that is being restored by one of our customers <em>Bavarian Rennsport Located in Ramona California.</em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>We are helping Bill the owner with air conditioning hoses and a drier installation. Bill routinely restores these model's of BMW's and his work is some of the best around. </i></span></em><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6nTJwTRWemo/TQbkTyQwHjI/AAAAAAAAADo/qYj-2rycVxo/s1600/Shop+12-13-2010+020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6nTJwTRWemo/TQbkTyQwHjI/AAAAAAAAADo/qYj-2rycVxo/s320/Shop+12-13-2010+020.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><em><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i> Here is the drier we installed on the fender well right where it would be from the factory. We also helped Bill get all of the A/C parts he needed to do this job.</i></span></em><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6nTJwTRWemo/TQbkqsI9thI/AAAAAAAAADs/Az0H1JS7Qd8/s1600/Shop+12-13-2010+022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6nTJwTRWemo/TQbkqsI9thI/AAAAAAAAADs/Az0H1JS7Qd8/s320/Shop+12-13-2010+022.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><em><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i> One of the hoses we installed going to the condenser.</i></span></em><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6nTJwTRWemo/TQblBWVkiEI/AAAAAAAAAD0/6m6nUU5MhAg/s1600/Shop+12-13-2010+026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6nTJwTRWemo/TQblBWVkiEI/AAAAAAAAAD0/6m6nUU5MhAg/s320/Shop+12-13-2010+026.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><em><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i> Picture of the evaporator box and control unit.</i></span></em><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6nTJwTRWemo/TQblOIVGheI/AAAAAAAAAD4/XU7RzGKrJEU/s1600/Shop+12-13-2010+027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6nTJwTRWemo/TQblOIVGheI/AAAAAAAAAD4/XU7RzGKrJEU/s320/Shop+12-13-2010+027.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><em><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i> One more shot of this beautiful automobile. We do lots of custom A/C work and are proud to help all we can.</i></span></em><br />
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