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Old Mar 3, 2006 | 07:45 PM
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What'* up with this?

http://www.automotive.com/1993/12/po...lls/index.html
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Old Mar 3, 2006 | 07:52 PM
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Yup, tranny cooling lines liked to explode with age.
I changed mine, metal lines and rubber lines then i double clammped it all.
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Old Mar 3, 2006 | 07:54 PM
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it was a problem...some cars almost caught on fire
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I'm gonna hafta check the records. I don't think mine was ever changed.
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Originally Posted by 1993 SLE
it was a problem...some cars almost caught on fire
If I'm not mistaken, Greenzilla actually DID catch on fire back in the day... to an extent.
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it was a problem...some cars almost caught on fire
If I'm not mistaken, Greenzilla actually DID catch on fire back in the day... to an extent.

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Old Mar 3, 2006 | 08:22 PM
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Potential Units Affected: 585182

ouch....
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Originally Posted by Ryan
Potential Units Affected: 585182

ouch....

yes but most of the cars effected were caught before anything really bad happened
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Originally Posted by Ryan
Potential Units Affected: 585182

ouch....
Well, I imagine if your car cought on fire, it'd affect a buncha stuff.
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Originally Posted by ga93sle
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Potential Units Affected: 585182

ouch....
Well, I imagine if your car cought on fire, it'd affect a buncha stuff.
Unit=car

That'* a lot of automobiles.

So if one has metal tranny cooler lines this issue has already been resolved?
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