| Re: Frick and Frack Friday 09.08.17 |
Subject: Re: Frick and Frack Friday 09.08.17 by Matatk on 2017/9/8 18:06:45 Continued wishes for good luck, Tommy. Neighbor (good friend) called me this morning and asked me to look at his employee's truck because something was wrong. Conveniently it was parked across the street while they were doing a job. Complaint of coolant smell/loss. That's no good. Pulled it in my driveway so I could dig deeper. 08 Nissan Frontier. I could see some coolant but I needed to do a pressure test to verify. Coincidentally, I have a nice stant pressure tester with adapters. Go figure, right Marcus? Found the problem almost immediately. The seam at the metal to plastic tank transition is leaking with heat/pressure. Once the car cooled down the leak stopped and it held pressure. Told him he needs a radiator and to do hoses, cap, thermostat, and a belt at the same time. About $300-350 in parts. Probably about 2 1/2 hours of work. I would have done it but we have a big family wedding this weekend... BIL is finally getting hitched. That's a 3 day event. Still, glad I got to tinker with a car. I haven't done much of that at all lately and I really miss doing it. Fancy new toolbox with all these tools and nothing to work on  Working out now and then some chores to tend to. Hope everyone has a great day! |
