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raisemyrent · 08-28-2008, 07:57 PM

Hey guys,

someone with a cadillac cs suggested to tie in a self-cut piece of window screen to the back of the front grille with fishing line, to avoid bugs that go right into the radiator fins...

any thoughts on it? I drive in the highway a lot and have a myriad of bug carcasses stamped all over my car all the time and have been thinking about going through with this...

Lester · 08-28-2008, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by raisemyrent

Hey guys,

someone with a cadillac cs suggested to tie in a self-cut piece of window screen to the back of the front grille with fishing line, to avoid bugs that go right into the radiator fins...

any thoughts on it? I drive in the highway a lot and have a myriad of bug carcasses stamped all over my car all the time and have been thinking about going through with this...

That sounds like a good idea, just make sure you flush it out once a week or so with a hose, or it could restrict air-flow through the radiator.

raisemyrent · 08-28-2008, 11:35 PM

yep.
what should I do with the poor suckers already forming part of my radiator?

forcing a pressure washer into there does not sound good to me...

MikeVictor · 08-29-2008, 12:36 AM

You could find it does restrict air-flow to the engine bay, which may have undesired consequences.

d3syd · 08-29-2008, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by raisemyrent

yep.
what should I do with the poor suckers already forming part of my radiator?

forcing a pressure washer into there does not sound good to me...

Just leave 'em. They will eventually decay away.

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