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You went to Carcadia? I thought about going to that. That is 20ish minutes from my house! We're going to have to meet up sometime there. FG.

God I am so glad that I saw this thread. I was about to order a gob smack of rubber from Steele. Thanks guys! FG.

Folks, I can meet by the 605 and 405. My tires are older...I know the old girl can go up to 65/70...however...I don't want the tires to heat up and split. FG

FANTASTIC, I'll see if I can get a few other Plym owners as well. Has anyone heard or seen from Dezeldoc?

Agreed. I've put together a calendar invite for both the 16th and the 17th in my Google Calendar. One for the reminder and the other for the actual day. If anyone would like to be added to that so that their phone reminds them, please feel free to IM me with your email address and I'll send it out. Thanks, Jon

You guys crack me up! See you on January 17th, 9am. Jon

Hope it isn't too hot. We of course don't have AC...

Honestly I like the idea of 9:00 alot more. I take backroads as I ginger my baby to OC. (That is if she isn't in the shop....if she is I'll take the old Benz.) If everyone is okay with 0900, I'll post a message in the events page to remind us all as we get closer to the day. I'll be just coming back from a work trip and I'll definitely enjoy this as I've wanted to meet some other owners for quite some time. There was a guy at Bob's Big Boy last night with a B1B. Let me know guys if this time works! I'm excited! Thanks, Jon

Alright folks, I am not sure if my car is going into the shop for body and paint around that time...so I'll say let's meet on January 17th. I'll be there regardless as I'd like to meet you guys and share about our cars. So far we have: - Don Jordan - Jeff B - Me - RodFru2u - mrwrstory - deathbound @Jeff, what time is good? And what is the address of your shop? Thanks, FG.

Hey Folks, I've had a few people reach out to me. I however did not expect people to be so spread away from each other. Some of us are in LA, OC and SD Counties with the majority being in LA County. Originally I was planning on having a meet at Bob's Big Boy in Burbank to have a good Mopar showing. But the way it looks like, it might not be a bad idea to do that *and* have something in OC as it is the smack dab in the middle. @Jeff, I'm curious, when would be good for you to host? Also, what kind of shop? Thanks, Jon/FG

Gents, I'd like to revive this Socal thread. Would anyone like to get together in Los Angeles for a group ride on a Sunday morning? Thanks, FG.

I adore mine. Like they said, it's like a color mood wheel. FG.

FYI, I have one in my car and it works BEAUTIFULLY. I had to call him and ask him EXACTLY what to order...but it is amazing when working. I'd go for it sir. FG.

I am leaning more towards this, the flushing, new cap and new coolant. The hoses are semi new, within the last 5-6 years and are not dry. I've never done the flushing or new coolant so this will be a bit of a new area for me. I've done it on other cars. I wish years ago I had taken up Dezeldoc on his offer to come out to Palmdale to learn some things from him. FG.

I removed some. I still have to get the baster. Also, I tried the magnet trick. No magnetism. FG.

BTW, it runs like a champ. No roughness to the idle and it runs smoother than my old Mercedes. FG.

Folks, so I just got back from the fact finding mission at the radiator. I was able to extract a couple of the globs of whatever the hell it is out of the radiator. There were not many. I am going to the 99 cent store to get a turkey baster to see if I can get it all out. Attached are photos from the fact finding mission. A couple of things... The antifreeze as far as I know is from 2010. Could be from before, all I know is that it was there when I bought it from the old gent. She's never been changed. Last year, I put water wetter in the antifreeze as she was getting a bit hot. She's been cool ever since. My car leaks oil from the rear main seal, but I don't see how oil could have gotten under the radiator cap or in the radiator. Now about the globules: They come off as dark grey/green. As you'll see in the photos that am posting, they are all over the cap as well. Some of it got onto my finger, and I noticed that it was *not* oily at all. Quite in fact that after it hit my finger, it evaporated. I washed my fingers thoroughly with hot water and antibacterial soap to make sure it was of no danger to me. Although it looks like grease, it isn't. It smears....like dirt on a paper towel. It floats to the top. I tried an experiment where I tried with a wood stick to push it down. It floated immediately to the top. Probably not the smartest gig, but I decided to sniff it. It does not smell like grease, oil or rust. It smells like antifreeze. I decided to take a bright light to see if I could see through the antifreeze. I could. So none of whatever this rubbish is at the bottom. And I can't see any rust. Whatever it is, it is all over the cap as well. Theory: Theory 1: Perhaps I didn't have the cap on very well, and perhaps the rubber on the cap is dried rubbish. Perhaps grease and dirt are getting under the cap and into the top of the anti freeze. Theory 2: The antifreeze is old and the interaction with the Water Wetter could have caused some kind of separation. Theory 3: It could be gunk from the inside of the radiator wall debrided by the Water Wetter. Theory 4: As posited by user MarkD in a phone conversation we had last night...maybe it could be head gasket bust time and oil is getting into the radiator. (DEAR GOD I HOPE NOT.) Please let me know what your thoughts are. Again, the car runs like a top with no problems... Thanks, FG.

Thanks folks. I was able to speak with another P15 owner and he suggested trying to fish out the 'floaters'. I'm going to do that and run the car. I don't think there is anything wrong with her...famous last words. FG.

Hello Folks, It's been quite some time since I've posted here. Life, illness, work, illness have taken me away. My P15 Coupe is running like a champ and even been running on the freeway. I went to add some oil today and to check the coolant level. I opened the cap and saw the following floating at the coolant. My first thought is...yeah...this isn't good. Looking for advise and some wise cracks about clovers. I hope all is well with ALL of you during this holiday season. All my best, FG.

Dang it, I'll be on work travel. I'm in Pasadena and if you guys ever do this again let me know. I'd be interested...if I didn't have to work. FG.

Folks, I did this and the cable is working fantastic now. Thanks folks. Appreciate it.

Folks I am having trouble now. Except mine opens. The cable is REALLY hard to pull now. My first thought is to lubricate the piece under the hood where the cable ends. Should I also lube the cable at the other end where the knob is? Please advise. FG.

Thank you Niel. I've gone ahead and given up for the day, went to do the honey-do list and will be trying tomorrow. For now, it is time for Campari and Soda. FG.

Folks, I've been trying, might I add in vain for a few hours to remove my windshield wiper arms. I don't know what the heck I could be doing wrong, but I need some advice. These little bastages are on their tight and will not come off. Is there some type of finesse that needs to be applied or am I missing something. I am #frustrated. FG.

I'm from The City and I saw the 'frisco' and just threw up in my mouth alittle. Yes, please don't use 'frisco'. FG.