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Radiator Port Fix and Ingenious Solutions

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The LSXcalade Build Archives: Drag Week 2018 Thrash and First Drive!

What happens here

The team encounters another issue: a missing rubber cap for a radiator port. This leads to an extended search for a suitable replacement. Unable to find the exact part, they improvise a temporary solution using a bolt, a small piece of hose, and hose clamps to seal the open port. This temporary fix is done with a playful warning about the potential catastrophic failure of an expensive turbo if the seal fails.

Goal: Address a missing radiator cap with a temporary, effective solution

Tools and materials

  • Radiator — Part of the vehicle's cooling system
  • Screwdriver — Tightening hose clamps
  • Bolt — To plug the radiator port
  • Hose Clamps — Securing the hose to the bolt and radiator port
  • Small Hose — To connect the bolt to the radiator port

What they say

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over 16 yeah so what needs to be covered up that's the next situation what so what you didn't find anything the little rubber caps to cap his pour in the radiator well that's gone that's gone he dropped it whatever it was he drunk some [ __ ] dude I wish I was doing this the whole time this is the this is kind of fun you catch all my mistakes with all my insecurities and imperfections yeah exactly see if I would have been doing this there'd be a lot more I can tell I'm just I think it's a lost cause honestly you can have a hose inside of that there you go what a solution yes I did too small probably right all right snake mom here is that a melon this common problem that issues too too big for the female end to go into okay that one looks huge that's unbelievable out of all the things in the world this one little thing are not being closed that's one saying there has to be something you know there's stuff upstairs too there's stuff out driving there's stuff upstairs oh no because perfect wanted me to change wait hold on we just can't find the home so that's fixed a mental house is going down there well they were waiting for me this whole time and we've just been exhausted here but I'm putting it on real quick hey well they're monkeying around people get mad if I tell them I'm doing this I'm just gonna do it I would yeah what it'll sound way better like this is temporary I'll cut this and take it out you know melt that's all the way later getting so close so I started filming again at 1:50 because I thought we were getting close we are now at 2:15 wait I gotta see the fix I gotta see this fix hopefully don't get sucked into that turbo Jesus Christ that thing better be tight because that will end that turbo in about a third of a second like that bull so this entire thing is relying on a bolt with some hose clamps and holes and hopes that this doesn't like vibrate loose or the pressure from the radiator once I get hot it spits this bolt out and somehow sucks it into this really expensive billet turbo well not that much can go wrong yeah I mean serious sucking power cuz that thing's a decent sized bowl what are you doing here we have a 2013 oh don't break it don't drop it don't drop it don't break it bowling shoes look at this blown us up

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