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gotspins13
03-02-2009, 02:17 AM
okay so i hit a curb and fucked shit up but i fixed everything that was broken but now my car keeps over heating from a 3 min drive to work and back, i was told i cracked my block? but i dont see how that could had happended i didnt hit that hard i dont think???:-/

*crash happened 2 weeks ago*
cc4usmc
03-02-2009, 02:18 AM
Have you check to make sure you're not leaking any fluids?
TravisSW
03-02-2009, 02:19 AM
Maybe a list of what was broken and what was replaced might help a bit more.

And/or maybe pics might help.
gotspins13
03-02-2009, 02:22 AM
Have you check to make sure you're not leaking any fluids?

it leaks coolent alright like a lot, but from the radiator, but my radiator was fine before the crash it never overheated before, and my water pump is new too.
gotspins13
03-02-2009, 02:24 AM
Maybe a list of what was broken and what was replaced might help a bit more.

And/or maybe pics might help.

lower control arm
tc rod
sway bar link
snapped coil
messed up the hub
and kinda severed the frame from the body:bash:
BoxMan
03-02-2009, 02:27 AM
The radiator is most likely the problem. When your car overheats, is the coolant reservoir boiling? It should be, if it isn't, your coolant isn't circulating. fix that leak.
cc4usmc
03-02-2009, 02:31 AM
You cracked your radiator.
gotspins13
03-02-2009, 02:32 AM
The radiator is most likely the problem. When your car overheats, is the coolant reservoir boiling? It should be, if it isn't, your coolant isn't circulating. fix that leak.

no its not boiling up, itll just squirt out of the radiator after it warms up, and sometime the temp will go all the way up the slowly go down after driving about 2 blocks or so
gotspins13
03-02-2009, 02:33 AM
ill replace my radiator tomorrow hopefully we get a break from this rainy weather.
cc4usmc
03-02-2009, 02:35 AM
So I take it you know where exactly it's leaking from? Just make sure you didn't put a hole in a hose or something before you go pulling the radiator out.
gotspins13
03-02-2009, 02:53 AM
no i pulled the radiator last night i found no major crack, i even plugged all holes and blew in it, lol a his came out but nothing too big, but couldnt hurt to replace it i mean if its not that then i can move on to something else right?
im just hoping its not something super bad like my friend said. cracked block.
soreballz
03-02-2009, 02:59 AM
...Reason number 2,107 NOT to drift into curbs. lol
s14_mike
03-02-2009, 03:03 AM
check thermostat might as well change it to be safe its like a $10 part and takes like 10 mins to do.
gotspins13
03-02-2009, 03:07 AM
...Reason number 2,107 NOT to drift into curbs. lol

haha ya tell me about it! it was an S turn, we had good fun that night then i kicked too late hit the curb went up the little hill my nice wheels in back made it up the smooth driveway curb i ended up a foot from hitting a tree
gotspins13
03-02-2009, 03:08 AM
good call on thermo ten bucks couldnt hurt.