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Old 09-26-2006, 06:24 PM
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Angry Dont touch the over flow hose on your radiator!

Hey folk's..
Your damn if you do and your damn if you dont!
I was doing a winter check up on my 1983 300SD when all I did was touch the small hose that goes from the over flow bottle to the rad....And guess what.The darn nipple broke off on the top of the radiator where the other end of the hose goes in too....Grrrrrrr f*^%$$#@@#%$%.
Well I had to get myself a new rad..300$
And the story goes like this...Only do a visual and dont touch the darn thing! lol
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Old 09-26-2006, 06:40 PM
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Old 09-26-2006, 06:43 PM
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I have read posts where people drilled out the hole and tapped it for a metal hose barb. Might be worth a try to save $300 but long-term the radiator needed to be replaced anyway, especially if it was an old one without a reinforced neck.
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Old 09-26-2006, 06:47 PM
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happened to me

I JB Welded it. Worked for about a year and a bit until the radiator developed a 6 inch crack in the top tank this summer. Had to get a new one. Piece of junk plastic parts... If they just made the tanks out of metal you could have it re-cored every 10 years and be fine... that would be far too simple.
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Old 09-26-2006, 07:50 PM
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Hey folk's..
Your damn if you do and your damn if you dont!
I was doing a winter check up on my 1983 300SD when all I did was touch the small hose that goes from the over flow bottle to the rad....And guess what.The darn nipple broke off on the top of the radiator where the other end of the hose goes in too....Grrrrrrr f*^%$$#@@#%$%.
Well I had to get myself a new rad..300$
And the story goes like this...Only do a visual and dont touch the darn thing! lol
Yall come back now!
Regards
Dan
Vancouver Canada
When I was an apprentice in North Vancouver I did the same thing to a VW rabbit. We had a radiator guy and he repaired it with a brass fitting. Saved me an ass chewing. If you havent got a new radiator yet let me know and I'll give you their number. That would be a wierd way to say hi to my old boss.
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Old 09-26-2006, 07:56 PM
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Hey folk's..
Your damn if you do and your damn if you dont!
I was doing a winter check up on my 1983 300SD when all I did was touch the small hose that goes from the over flow bottle to the rad....And guess what.The darn nipple broke off on the top of the radiator where the other end of the hose goes in too....Grrrrrrr f*^%$$#@@#%$%.
Well I had to get myself a new rad..300$
And the story goes like this...Only do a visual and dont touch the darn thing! lol
Yall come back now!
Regards
Dan
Vancouver Canada
Another consideration. If the nipple was that brittle. Your plastic was very old and the radiator could have failed while driving. Stranding you somewhere.

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Old 09-26-2006, 08:53 PM
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Hey there dmorrison you are very right it could have let go on the highway and I could of had more serious problems,but I did get a brand new one this afternoon and had it in and out in 20 minutes.Very easy to R&R.
Omegaman ....Feel free to keep in touch,the weather is awsome here.
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Old 09-26-2006, 10:27 PM
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I say its a good thing that you did that, or it could have blown apart 300 miles from home in the middle of no where.

Failures such as that in the driveway are ok in my book!
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Old 09-27-2006, 03:44 PM
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Well the good thing about this is the engine is running a few degrees cooler,and there's nothing wrong with that at all.

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Old 10-30-2006, 11:30 PM
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Evening all!
Just a foot note on this subject...
Since the replacement of my engine Radiator the engine has been running somewhat cooler.
This morning when I left for work at 05.00AM the outside temperature was -2C and for the duration of my trip to work (approx) 45 minutes the temperature gauge was 1 line above the 80c mark.
And my second question is this...
Is it harmfull to have a diesel purge done several times a year?
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Old 10-30-2006, 11:38 PM
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No harm, just excessive. Once a year is more than enough.

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