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#51 caterham2

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Posted 20 September 2014 - 07:30 PM

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Oh the humanity! Now I have to start all over again and assemble two batches of water: one to flush out the tweezer-tainted batch and another to refill the system...

Sorry about that mate, now for another problem let to be dealt with by the intelligentsia on GMHT................ if rainwater must be collected in a non metal vessell to be a suitable drink for a battery, then what happens when your carefully assembled molecules touch the metal in a radiator?



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Posted 20 September 2014 - 08:08 PM

I prefer to avoid the problem altogether by using a good quality leather radiator, but even an old-fashioned metal radiator can be used provided the correct preparation procedure is followed. I won't go into the details but the result is a radiator with all its molecules perfectly aligned in the most beneficial direction. It's quite a process and requires the building of a full-scale replica of Stonehenge.



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Posted 20 September 2014 - 08:21 PM

You can get around all that with a Gizan Pyramidal radiator according to Wikipedia.



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Posted 20 September 2014 - 08:28 PM

Even Old radiators with the cooling fins corroded away work well with Tap Water on a cool day.



usually what we find in Torana's for sale



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Posted 20 September 2014 - 08:51 PM

You can get around all that with a Gizan Pyramidal radiator according to Wikipedia.

 

You don't really believe that do you Mark? I bet that wiki article was written by someone from the Gizan Pyramidal Radiator Company. Don't be fooled by the polished limestone finish, they're typical aftermarket rubbish.



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Posted 20 September 2014 - 09:10 PM

I prefer to avoid the problem altogether by using a good quality leather radiator, but even an old-fashioned metal radiator can be used provided the correct preparation procedure is followed. I won't go into the details but the result is a radiator with all its molecules perfectly aligned in the most beneficial direction. It's quite a process and requires the building of a full-scale replica of Stonehenge.

Pity Brocky has moved on , a POLARISER would solve all of these problems. Isn,t Bev still making them?



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Posted 20 September 2014 - 10:51 PM

Yep, Brocky knew something that was pure "science fiction" back then. Bit like global warming.............

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Posted 21 September 2014 - 03:39 PM

I think some of you people are drinking that water. A lot of b.s. being spoken here just use tank water from nan's place & decent brand coolant/antifreeze & decent parts not cheap Chinese sh@t, you get what you pay enough said, the end ! Gary.

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Posted 21 September 2014 - 04:11 PM

So what our Tweezers crafted from the horn of a unicorn by Monks from the Pattani province using tools crafted from the hoof of the didntexistasaurus that we use ONLY for assembling water out of the infividual H and O molecules are a waste of money?
 
Scammed again!!!
 
Oh well. 


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Posted 21 September 2014 - 05:34 PM

Not to mention the panel modifications required to fit a Gizan Pyramidal radiator in the front of my UC.

 

 

Next you'll be telling me that putting Himalayan Cronkite crystals in the fuel tank is a waste of time and money too.



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Posted 21 September 2014 - 06:02 PM

Putting Himalayan Cronkite crystals in your radiator is a waste of time.

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Posted 21 September 2014 - 06:09 PM

Try Walter Cronkite crystals.

 

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Posted 21 September 2014 - 06:12 PM

There are water-less systems out now.



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Posted 21 September 2014 - 06:14 PM

Walter Cronkite crystals are only good in your radio....Lets you get ALL the stations....All the time....



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Posted 21 September 2014 - 06:31 PM

I had a water-less Cronkite system in an old Vee Dub.

 

The radio didn't work though.



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Posted 21 September 2014 - 06:43 PM

There is a reason i have him blocked....Every question he askes is a statement.....

 Jagged another "like" for that comment Bomber! :banghead: :wtf: :fool:



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Posted 21 September 2014 - 09:24 PM

Not to mention the panel modifications required to fit a Gizan Pyramidal radiator in the front of my UC.

 

Some insensitive people say the panel modifications actually improve the appearance of the UC.

 

Not me though.



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Posted 22 September 2014 - 09:46 AM

It certainly does seem to have dramatically increased the chick magnet factor of the old UC considerably Johnno.

 

Not sure if it's the archaic appeal of a Cleopatran style afterlife or just the sense of reassurance and structural integrity the limestone blocks project.

 

The only real down side is the damn fan blades are like razors blades now.



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Posted 22 September 2014 - 11:12 AM

It certainly does seem to have dramatically increased the chick magnet factor of the old UC considerably...

 

I'm not surprised. Mercs and Lambos simply can't compete with a limestone-fronted UC.



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Posted 22 September 2014 - 11:37 AM

You're not wrong there.

 

Next step is a full Tutankhamun Sarcophagus body kit.

 

Should be here in a week.



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Posted 22 September 2014 - 11:45 AM

Poor ol Johnno

 

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looks remarkably like Dave !






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