Recent content by dcbenvoy

Yeah or at least the majority of it. I like the carbon idea, it would be good if it all worked out in my favor. We like to keep this car for at least another year.

It's running really nice. Which kind of creeps me out. The old adage that they run great right before they blow. Lol

I should have checked back in on this. Mine is quiet when wet. Squeaky when dry. I'll have to look for scratches.

Dumber things have been done. Like driving while the car is overheating! Lol I'll confirm the coolant is dexcool in the morning. Orange, right.

Wait! Insurance is optional! Lol I'm sure they put in the right stuff. Didn't losing it all over the road flush it out?? :)

Well. I hope I lucked out. It was just a hose. Including the tow it was about $165 to fix. I'm just hoping there is no headgasket trouble looming. Not even sure if that is something to worry about. It is running good. Next time I'll pull over pronto!

I guess I'll find out. Spilled milk and all...

I should add that it's not like steam was pouring out anywhere. Like it was overheating. Although according to the gauge is was and the engine was certainly hot when I opened the hood.

Oh boy. I wish I had thought to stop and cool down. I was less than two miles from home and I was concerned that if stopped it would not start again. I'm going to have it towed to my Mechanic's and let them have a look. The Ironic thing is that my wife had said earlier in the day that for...

Today I got a check gauges light. My engine temp gauge was all the way in the red. I was close to home so I limped home. I had fluid dripping from under the car on the driver's side almost at the firewall. The heat may have been acting funny earlier in the day. Seems like it was hot one minute...

Wow that is awesome. You guys sure like a challenge. Its a long cold winter and my garage is heated. I'm going to have to give it a try. Thanks, I'll report back.

Sparky, the one I am replacing is the one with the white gear sticking out the back. I'm pretty sure I did the right one. I'm pretty sure by taking the thing apart and misunderstanding the post for the other site I messed up the limits of the actuator. Maybe with a new one I'll have better...

Buying a new one is certainly not out of the question. I wanted to confirm that I had indeed screwed up. :redface: I also can easily manipulate the door flap; I'm just not convinced I get how to line them up correctly. I assume you have to get it spot on or does the calibration process take up...

I have been fighting this problem forever. I started with directions form the other site. In that post he says to set the actuator at 1 oclock. I couldn't get mine to move with out taking the housing apart. I assume that was my first mistake and I was doomed to fail from that point on. This...

I have a busy weekend. I'm hoping you figure it out first!:rotfl: But I will certainly report back. I'm wondering if the little hairs (for lack of a better word) rubbed off the gasket and is causing the squeak. Mine did it al of te sudden as well.