So, here's the thing. Radiator leaks like a sieve (2/3 gallon fill-up before departure, another before coming back. I have a five-mile range before I'm in the 200s with heater/rear heater blasting and coasting in neutral as much as possible. AND it's time to visit the CA Smog Police, who will run the thing for half an hour AFTER I clear the codes and run it up and down the freeway for twenty minutes. Clearly none of that is possible. Yes I have a new and costly radiator that's been sitting here a long time, waiting to go in. BUT I also have a HG leak that's not getting fixed before the smog test. No way that new rad goes in before the HG and @NLXTACY-style vinegar flush... SO I need a radiator that will work for a while, and not take a leak on the test floor.
( And, yes; I'm aware it's a messed-up situation, thanks. But it is what it is for the moment. )
Any suggestions on affordable options here?
( And, yes; I'm aware it's a messed-up situation, thanks. But it is what it is for the moment. )
Any suggestions on affordable options here?
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