What have you done to your Festiva today!?

[Oren09]

Is my Festiva dishwasher safe?!

Today I flushed the cooling system:

Removed thermostat and reinstalled housing
Disconnected upper radiator hose from radiator
Inserted water hose into upper radiator hose
Ran water hose until clear water came out of radiator
Reconnected radiator hose
Poured about one cup of Cascade dishwasher powder into radiator and filled with water
Started engine, bricked gas pedal, and let it run for a few minutes
Shut off engine
Flushed as above
Repeat wash cycle
Flush
Install new thermostat (proper Motorcraft style, which my car had, but it was original)
Fill with coolant/water

Did this to Izzystiva too.

My car now stays in the normal temperature range when cruising on the highway and the heater blows burning hot- too hot to hold my hand in front of the vents. Izzystiva improved much, but still not as hot as mine. The coolant passage for the thermostat and the inside of the radiator of that car is covered in crud still though.

[91mcnasty]

At a boy gauge, I stared at my BP and thought of how sweet it's gonna be when I get it done!!!

[gauge_half_inch]

Snagged a sweet trade from my buddy. He had a 2core all aluminium radiator in his sohc civic when he bought it. Stock sohc civics can not heat up with that big of a radiator. He wanted a stock one, even trade for the warranty radiator. Best part is, its his other car that is waiting on other parts anyway. He let me snag the big one now! Already installed and back on the road.

[walth]

AAAAAAAAHH!!! soo frustrating! this morning I had to crawl through the hatch to get in, then drove to work locked inside, and got the lock to release when I got to work. Tonight I sprayed everything lock-wise down with white lithium grease and worked everything and put some in the window.

then moved to working on the license plate light (right side) that was out. screws were shot. grinded them down enough to melt the plastic below and pull out. lol. then got it working and reinstalled with new screws and then replaced the left sides screws and then that light went out. worked on the clips that complete the circuit and it still won't work. I'm pretty peeved.

[neanderpaul]

There was a supposedly stock BP escort wagon here locally a few years ago. Wanted it but timing wasn't right.

[htchbck]

This morning I started hooking back up vac lines and coolant hoses and such on Festevil.

Sold my 92 gl auto. 1550 bucks. I paid 350 for it. Still didn't want to sell it.

Wow! Maybe I should sell my 93GL then lol. I'd hate to do it but I could get wifey a nice escort wagon and BP swap it for that kinda money.

[neanderpaul]

Doh! http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=39584

[crazyrog17]

Where'd you get the mount?

Rockauto, like you suggested

$20 to my door.

[walth]

bad batch?! I'd rather spend 100 bucks and it last 10-20 years vs 20 bucks every two months

that's cheaper than cheap. probably wouldn't tell them you did a pressure test on it!

[gauge_half_inch]

It was a civic radiator shipped for less than $20. It lasted almost 2 months. I'm hoping it was just a bad batch.

[Ford Fester]

Sold my 92 gl auto. 1550 bucks. I paid 350 for it. Still didn't want to sell it.

[neanderpaul]

Sweet!

[eurotiva]

I got a new bp for euro.... woot woot

[neanderpaul]

Little do they know that the way they treat you on this exchange will affect many people here. If they treat you right and it's a good price I know I for one will be looking to them for a radiator in the future.

[gauge_half_inch]

There located in NE, I called the number but they had already closed, the voicemail matched the store name atleast. I left a message. If I don't get a call by noon ill call back.