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Re:Fix Things, Never Force It: Lessons From Grandpa by WalterBright on Friday June 14, 2013 @05:27PM (#5882614)
It's actually quicker to replace the radiator yourself than it is to make an appointment, somehow get your car that may or may not be drivable to the shop, scrounging for a ride home, scrounging for a ride back, waiting, waiting, ...

Just remember to let your car cool off before trying to replace it. Made that mistake a couple times!

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Re:Fix Things, Never Force It: Lessons From Grandpa by sliverstorm on Friday June 14, 2013 @05:34PM (#5882658)
At the time, I had no good place to perform the job, my local store needed to order the radiator but the shop had one on-hand, and I had an impending house move that weekend. It was also due for an oil change, and I had a coupon to get that done at below-cost.
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Re:Fix Things, Never Force It: Lessons From Grandpa by WalterBright on Friday June 14, 2013 @07:06PM (#5883055)
Sure, it can be pretty miserable to work on your car if you don't have a warm, dry, reasonably secure place to do it.
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