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Old Oct 22, 2012 | 01:27 PM
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glad things are still moving. gl with the build
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Old Oct 22, 2012 | 05:17 PM
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Thanks chris. hopefully there's enough good weather when it's complete to drive it some before I put it away for the winter.
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Old Oct 22, 2012 | 06:54 PM
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now that would be a shame!
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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 06:21 AM
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Thanks chris. hopefully there's enough good weather when it's complete to drive it some before I put it away for the winter.
Sports cars are awesome to drive in snow! Don't park it, oil spray the crap out of it , get a set of good tires and drive her. Check out Porsche winter driving course in Finland if you need inspiration. Even Lamborghini did some testing in the alps to prove there winter potential. All the things that make an RX handle well still apply in snow, I'd take my car over my truck any snowstorm (the trucks an RT so there's no more clearance on it lol).
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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 07:08 AM
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Gotta be careful during those brutal Texas winters.
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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 07:34 AM
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Yea it may snow
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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 07:59 AM
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Polar bear season starts up right after Halloween.
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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 11:08 AM
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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 11:34 AM
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Hey it snowed last year... it just didn't stick.
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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Blackbriar2189
Thanks chris. hopefully there's enough good weather when it's complete to drive it some before I put it away for the winter.

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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 02:11 PM
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i understand. I didnt mean the entire winter, but there can definitely be days that are worse than others and for those days Ill use my other car. I also dont have a working heater, guess that doesnt mean i cant wear extra layers, but then the windows begin fogging up and i cant defrost them...
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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 02:15 PM
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i thought your builder said everything would work? no heater? i guess its not too important in tx
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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 02:32 PM
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im pretty sure chris was referring to the gauges and the lights all working like normal. the hvac system went when the rotary overheated and its just something else that isnt necessary to get the car running.
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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 02:32 PM
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If there is no heat then there will be no AC either.
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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 02:33 PM
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im pretty sure chris was referring to the gauges and the lights all working like normal. the hvac system went when the rotary overheated and its just something else that isnt necessary to get the car running.
That doesn't make any sense.
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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 02:41 PM
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If there is no heat then there will be no AC either.
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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 02:42 PM
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It doesn't make sense that the engine failing would affect the HVAC system.
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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 02:46 PM
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Getting the heater working should be one of the easier things. This hose to that hose.
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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 02:47 PM
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Then it's a question I dont have the answer to at the moment. But I was told I needed a new one.
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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 03:27 PM
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a new HVAC, so just ac head unit
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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 04:04 PM
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I dont understand how he can do all this crap to your car and is not able to run two coolant lines to the heater core. The engine overheating will not damage any component of the AV system, at all, ever.
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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 04:37 PM
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I think he means the HVAC control unit is burnt out. If so, it's a $100.00 fix.
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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 04:48 PM
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Don't be the guy that spent $10k on wheels and had to be pushed out of my friend's shop because he didn't have reverse.
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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 10:58 PM
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Ok so ill have heating, but the AC wont function until I put some money into it.
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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 11:41 PM
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Dude if your HVAC contrls are out you won't have either. It controls both.
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