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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 Yall come back now! Regards Dan Vancouver Canada |
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This is why God invented epoxy for us.
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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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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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1970 220D, owned 1980-1990 1980 240D, owned 1990-1992 1982 300TD, owned 1992-1993 1986 300SDL, owned 1993-2004 1999 E300, owned 1999-2003 1982 300TD, 213,880mi, owned since Nov 18, 1991- Aug 4, 2010 SOLD 1988 560SL, 100,000mi, owned since 1995 1965 Mustang Fastback Mileage Unknown(My sons) 1983 240D, 176,000mi (My daughers) owned since 2004 2007 Honda Accord EX-L I4 auto, the new daily driver 1985 300D 264,000mi Son's new daily driver.(sold) 2008 Hyundai Tiberon. Daughters new car |
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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. Regards Dan |
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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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Well the good thing about this is the engine is running a few degrees cooler,and there's nothing wrong with that at all.
Last edited by Bens lover; 09-27-2006 at 10:26 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? Best Reagrds Dan Vancouver Canada |
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No harm, just excessive. Once a year is more than enough.
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