Eggs In Radiator

[karl wasabi]

I encountered an interesting situation over the weekend that I thought I would share since I thought it was pretty funny and pretty cool. Well here I go. I forgot to turn my electric fans on while i left my car idleing while I stepped outside to check on my friends car. Next thing I know people are yelling my name telling me to look at my car. My car is engulfed in steam. I open the hood and coolant everywhere. I bought 2 gallons of water and started pouring some in, and noticed it wasnt getting full at all. I looked into the hood and see water just spilling out. I cracked the radiator in about 3 places. =( Well its late at night, and nothing is open. So no stop leak for me. So I drove as fast I as could to the nearest convinence store while shutting off the engine periodically. Got to a 711, bought a dozen eggs, and cracked two into the radiator. Next thing I know I watch the leak slowly stop, and go home.

Thanks mythbusters!!! lol.

[drifting_changed_mylife]

i always wanted to try that! and then after ut done you can get some toast and you have breakfast right their!!

[karl wasabi]

i always wanted to try that! and then after ut done you can get some toast and you have breakfast right their!!

haha. yeah, but the eggs smelled all funny after boiling in water and coolant.

[YoungRookie]

Yeah i too saw this on mythbusters and i could not believe it when i saw that it actually worked, i don't know how long i would trust it to hold but it does work temporarily

[Bushido]

no shit, im going to have to remember this one.

[azndoc]

WTF that's crazy.

Well if it worked then it worked.

I gotta find that episode now.

[S13Leprechaun]

what the shit?!?!??! thats it im getting cable.

[karl wasabi]

Yeah its been holding out for a few days now. The next day I did buy the real stop leak stuff though. I have a new radiator on the way.

[los_inc]

get a relay for your fan so you never have to worry about having to switch it on
-los

[karl wasabi]

get a relay for your fan so you never have to worry about having to switch it on
-los

Yeah, I really should.

[Okinawandrifter87]

Haha this is unbelieveably tight!! Wish i would have known this trick when mine cracked to hold it over!! Thanks for the nifty little tidbit!

[sTalnOut]

wow thats crzy do you have any pics. of the radiator after you got home lolz scramble well done plzzz hehe ,good that u got home safely

[s13silvia123]

hahaha lol i knew it. it was a myth buster thingy hahahaha lol. yeah know i where i saw it now.

[Sonic Motor]

MmMMMMmmm coolant boiled eggs, yummy!

[drifting.8]

what the hell?? i love that show its great....

[Irukandji]

LOL, yeah I saw this episode.

Funny shit

[Antihero983]

they also did it on that godawful "bullrun" show, when the bimmer fucks up its radiator they throw an egg in....


but yea, good to see it worked for someone else!

[s13poop]

this thread is usless without pics!

:keke:

j/p karl thats pretty interesting :bigok:

[2iv0 sx]

And who said TV isn't good for you....

So then what you eat for breakfast? haha jk

[PhilVia]

egg drop soup 2go lol

dude thats insane got to remember that for emergency

[karl wasabi]

And who said TV isn't good for you....

So then what you eat for breakfast? haha jk

I had the 10 other eggs from the dozen that I bought. :drool:


And I can post pics, but it just looks like scrambled eggs in a radiator. lol.

[jdm538]

my uncle did that for a year cuz he was cheap and didnt want to buy a radiator.

[txrxs]

It holds very well. Sealed the crack in about 5 minutes. I ran 3 events + DD duties with the egg repair. Would have lasted longer had I not destroyed the radiator due to other circumstances.

[Bushido]

hmm, what does it do to the water jackets and water pump though?

[azndoc]

Post the pics.

I want to see.

And when I ask for something I get what I want.

Remember that Karl.

[Addicted2Kouki]

So i was just curious... but what happens to the water pump with egg flowing thru it?


Edit: damn post up there beat me to the question.

[tunerzimage]

Daym karl! Eggs huh? Nice job... +1

[s13gold]

you're lucky you saw that mythbusters. LOL
+1 for you.

[Skullavera]

I must have missed that episode but great info for those of us who missed it! Good job.

[X 350GT X]

it was also done on the show "Bullrun" hosted by Goldberg. the bmw had a leak so he went to the super market and put eggs.

[tacotacotaco]

Another emergency repair tip is you can drop aspirin in the battery acid and it should give you enough power to get a start out of it.

[s13poop]

it was also done on the show "Bullrun" hosted by Goldberg. the bmw had a leak so he went to the super market and put eggs.

yeh i remember that one

imma try this if it happens

http://www.southsea.ca/images/egg_flower_soup2.jpg

[Antihero983]

it was also done on the show "Bullrun" hosted by Goldberg. the bmw had a leak so he went to the super market and put eggs.

yeah i already said that.

[Tops*]

LOL good shit!

My e-fan's wired up to a switch too and the spade connector often gets disconnected for some unknown reason so I'll have to remember this one. Might could save my life some day.

[Max_PSi]

I saw MacGyver do that in an episode once.

Holy fcuk I'm old.

[k's_silvia2.0]

what the shit?!?!??! thats it im getting cable.
For real me too.

I saw MacGyver do that in an episode once.

Holy fcuk I'm old.

Aww thats so funny!!! I saw it too.

[ixfxi]

http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20070728/news_lz1dd28click.html

dont be stupid.

common logic would prove that this is a very temporary fix that could cause other problems, such as a complete coolant flush.

its a last minute resort, not a smart fix. a smart fix is repairing your coolant leak AND installing a fan system that WORKS PROPERLY.


fucking n00bs

[babowc]

i wonder what it does to your entire coolant system..
if theres chunks of scrambled egg flowing inside my motor, i would definitely not feel safe about that.

[rainier]

my friends dad owns an ae86 hatch that he never ever wants to get rid of since i used to bug her to ask him a lot. anyway, she always told me that she put eggs in the engine bay somewhere, i never watched that episode so i never figured it out, but now i know.

[undesiredshoe]

get a relay for your fan so you never have to worry about having to switch it on
-los

The same thing wouldve happened if he had 58 relays. He needs a thermostatic switch that switches a relay to turn on the fans, thats what he needs.

[Daniel.]

Are you sure you didnt crack the head and or block as well?

[rubyredz]

never heard of this until now. Good for a desperate situation i guess.

[los_inc]

LOL good shit!

My e-fan's wired up to a switch too and the spade connector often gets disconnected for some unknown reason so I'll have to remember this one. Might could save my life some day.
quit being a lazy ass and get a relay it's like 10 bucks vs. over heating
and blowning your headgasket
-los

[mrmephistopheles]

Shit I learned this from MacGyver back in 1986.

[ixfxi]

The same thing wouldve happened if he had 58 relays. He needs a thermostatic switch that switches a relay to turn on the fans, thats what he needs.

EXACTLY. Thermoswitch + relay, or some type of fan control module.


>10-16-2007 06:44 PM wow you have a horrible atttitude

OMG! Welcome to Zilvia! Why is everyone so damn ROUGH around here!??!! TEAR,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[karl wasabi]

i wonder what it does to your entire coolant system..
if theres chunks of scrambled egg flowing inside my motor, i would definitely not feel safe about that.

Well I don't really care, cause Im buying a new radiator, and this engine is gonna be gone this weekend. (hopefully)

Are you sure you didnt crack the head and or block as well?

Block is fine head is fine.


...oh, I opened up the cap to see if there was anymore egg in there so I could take a picture or something. Just looked like normal coolant. =)

[ixfxi]

How can you say that the block is fine? You have no way of measuring warpage. Just because a car runs doesnt mean its OK.

Besides the small coolant passages that run through the radiator, what about the passages that run through the motor? There is a small weep hole in the car's thermostat, its there and serves a purpose.

There are so many reasons why NOT to do shit like this, unless you're stranded and absolutely dont give a fuck about the vehicle you're "fixing."

[undesiredshoe]

Well I don't really care, cause Im buying a new radiator, and this engine is gonna be gone this weekend. (hopefully)



Block is fine head is fine.


...oh, I opened up the cap to see if there was anymore egg in there so I could take a picture or something. Just looked like normal coolant. =)

You should just have driven it without coolant. That would be more interesting.

[undesiredshoe]

quit being a lazy ass and get a relay it's like 10 bucks vs. over heating
and blowning your headgasket
-los

again, the spade connector couldve come loose if he was using 58 relays.

[Dopefish]

HAHA, nice fix, but now it's time to fix your fan as everyone said. From start to finish it costs me $70 to put Altima fans in my car and run them from a relay, $50 for fans and $20 for the wire and crimps since I had run out of those at the time and had to pay AutoZone prices. :( I'm even using a Nissan relay, lol.

[axiomatik]

egg drop soup 2go lol

dude thats insane got to remember that for emergency

maybe you should keep a dozen eggs in your trunk. that way you'll be prepared in the case of an emergency.

[alkemyst]

MmMMMMmmm coolant boiled eggs, yummy!

Breakfast of real drifters, or at least chuck norris.

[Daniel.]

How can you say that the block is fine? You have no way of measuring warpage. Just because a car runs doesnt mean its OK.

Besides the small coolant passages that run through the radiator, what about the passages that run through the motor? There is a small weep hole in the car's thermostat, its there and serves a purpose.

There are so many reasons why NOT to do shit like this, unless you're stranded and absolutely dont give a fuck about the vehicle you're "fixing."

Exactly what I was getting at.

Good luck with your future engine problems.

[SimpleSexy180]

zomg, its a temporary fix.

he said "Well I don't really care, cause Im buying a new radiator, and this engine is gonna be gone this weekend. "

you fuckers cant read. of course he not going to run this shit forever.

[k's_silvia2.0]

^For real it seems like he did it to their car.

[ryan hagen]

3rd that, i wish they had more re-runs, it should go to where the leak is and get solid or semi solid or hardboiled lol. its soft so i wouldnt worrie about the water pump, worse thing i could see happening is egg salad. if it turned solid in the head or block that could be a issue.

I saw MacGyver do that in an episode once.

Holy fcuk I'm old.

[Matej]

I've driven my car daily without coolant for over a month. Not purposely, I just didn't know that the radiator had a gaping hole in it, and somehow the temperature was staying normal. I was a noob to cars, plus it didn't start overheating until I removed the clutch fan one day, which is when I found out that my radiator was completely dry. I don't know how my motor survived through that, but I fixed the hole, put my clutch fan back in, and installed an electric fan as well, so now I'm staying cool.

[Edgar]

It holds very well. Sealed the crack in about 5 minutes. I ran 3 events + DD duties with the egg repair. Would have lasted longer had I not destroyed the radiator due to other circumstances.
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[alkemyst]

seems many have exhaust leaks :)

coolant is not always necessary to prevent overheating although if you push an engine without it it will overheat. It's BIG function is anti-corrosion. You can add quite a few things to the water and get a higher boiling point.

Also many don't use distilled water and that also causes a lot of build up issues inside an engine.

[k's_silvia2.0]

3rd that, i wish they had more re-runs, it should go to where the leak is and get solid or semi solid or hardboiled lol. its soft so i wouldnt worrie about the water pump, worse thing i could see happening is egg salad. if it turned solid in the head or block that could be a issue.

I got season 1-6 homie theres always a re-run at my house.

[delphis]

I heard that you were only suppose to use the whites of the egg and not the entire thing, or am I just mistaken?

[k's_silvia2.0]

Yup just the whites.

[TanaMU]

Yeah, sorry man but you're an idiot for not having an automatic fan control.

Have fun cleaning the egg out of the water jacket..

[Matej]

Will this work with Easter eggs?

[LA_phantom_240]

Does this work with Easter eggs?

Somehow I doubt it. At least not if you boil them before coloring.

[k's_silvia2.0]

^Well assuming there hard boild alredy no.

[drftwerks]

Will this work with Easter eggs?

you have acess to easter eggs, more than regular eggs???

hahah

[k's_silvia2.0]

^http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPcBpF6DTWk

[ThatGuy]

This is obviously far gone from being on topic.

:lockd: