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Feb 02, 2012 11:19

After working on the Mercedes diesel, there's a certain difference in scale with the Honda that's sometimes startling. Today I was looking up how much coolant I needed to flush and refill the cooling system. I was thinking in terms of "how many gallons?" -- the Mercedes takes 11 liters, almost 3 gallons. The Honda's capacity turns out to be... ( Read more... )

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kianir February 2 2012, 22:22:32 UTC
orv February 2 2012, 22:55:59 UTC
Heehee. Yup. I'm actually considering using the genuine Honda super-seekrit coolant blend, because hell, I only need one jug of it.

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c_eagle February 3 2012, 06:46:09 UTC
:D !

Another way to be green.. not using as much green! hehe...

heya! I just got new struts on mine... first new set ever.. in 29 years!

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orv February 3 2012, 20:54:10 UTC
Bet you didn't realize how bad the old ones were until you got new ones! When I did that on the Cabriolet it suddenly felt like a brand new car.

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c_eagle February 4 2012, 05:51:27 UTC
Indeed yeah! ... and luckily, it wasn't as brutal on the road as I expected!

Years ago, I got some Midas shocks on my Renault, and they totally ruined it.. so I took 'em back and asked for the softest shocks they could provide... STILL too rough.

So I got some factory shocks and it was perfect again.

With the Honda though... no prob!... (except now I don't bottom out, and the grip on the road feels more solid, without being Midas-merciless! :D

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c_eagle February 4 2012, 05:52:30 UTC
oh btw! Ask the other birdy there to show ya the sketch I sent ^V^ *tailwags*

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orv February 5 2012, 04:34:42 UTC
Ooh, that's lovely! <3

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