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#16 RobJaxon

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Posted 11 May 2008 - 05:30 PM

cant you use abit of duck tape

probably wouldn't last a mile.

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Posted 11 May 2008 - 05:35 PM

cant you use abit of duck tape

probably wouldn't last a mile.

if the duct tape is going straight over the hole then yeah it'll only last for 10-15 miles max, but if used with a coffee jar lid it'll last a lot of miles.

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Posted 11 May 2008 - 05:36 PM

whats this talk about tape, hot engine flimsy tape = bad idea.

the coffe jar isent a good idea but the best so far.

find a cap fast.

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Posted 11 May 2008 - 05:40 PM

whats this talk about tape, hot engine flimsy tape = bad idea.

the coffe jar isent a good idea but the best so far.

find a cap fast.

tried and tested mate, on a long journey in the galant, nothing wrong with it :closed:

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Posted 11 May 2008 - 06:08 PM

whats this talk about tape, hot engine flimsy tape = bad idea.

the coffe jar isent a good idea but the best so far.

find a cap fast.

tried and tested mate, on a long journey in the galant, nothing wrong with it :closed:

lols mitsubishi galant

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Posted 11 May 2008 - 06:20 PM

whats this talk about tape, hot engine flimsy tape = bad idea.

the coffe jar isent a good idea but the best so far.

find a cap fast.

tried and tested mate, on a long journey in the galant, nothing wrong with it :xxx:

lols mitsubishi galant


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lol? :thumbsup:

to be honest, the best solution is to pop to a scrapyard!

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Posted 11 May 2008 - 07:02 PM

You do realise halfords sell them. There with the oil breathers... in that section

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Posted 11 May 2008 - 07:06 PM

^ a good overlooked tip there :closed:


lols mitsubishi galant


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lol? :thumbsup:

that's what i thought :thumbsup:

#24 RobJaxon

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Posted 11 May 2008 - 07:14 PM

just lol'ing because my dad had one aaaaages ago, proper nice cars; lots of memories inside one :closed:
didnt mean anything bad by it mate

Edited by RobJaxon, 11 May 2008 - 07:14 PM.


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Posted 11 May 2008 - 07:16 PM

ah right okay :closed:

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Posted 11 May 2008 - 08:01 PM

Someone else with good taste in cars, I also have such beast, great for munching miles lol

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Posted 11 May 2008 - 08:11 PM

yeah i had the ralliart galant vr4 estate best car i've had apart from drinking petrol like wife drinks wine!!!!!

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Posted 11 May 2008 - 08:18 PM

Someone else with good taste in cars, I also have such beast, great for munching miles lol

cheers :xxx: these cars love long distances :thumbsup: and the vr4s' are right street sleepers :closed:

yeah i had the ralliart galant vr4 estate best car i've had apart from drinking petrol like wife drinks wine!!!!!

yeah that's the only downside to the vr4 version :thumbsup:

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did either of your galants have air con and sunroof? :ermm: so far ours is the only one we've come across that has both :ermm:

here's ours :thumbsup:
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Edited by DJH MINI MOTORSPORT, 11 May 2008 - 08:20 PM.


#29 RobJaxon

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Posted 11 May 2008 - 08:25 PM

what litre? 2.5 ?
1.8L 4G93 GDI I4
2.0 L I4
2.4 L 4G64 I4
2.5 L 6A13 V6
2.5 L 6A13TT V6 twin turbo <---- One my dad had
3.0 L 6G72 V6

Edited by RobJaxon, 11 May 2008 - 08:27 PM.


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Posted 11 May 2008 - 08:28 PM

cant see why it would spray out everywhere... just dribbles out the rockers and back down into the engine...




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