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A bit of DIY advise needed
- Thread starter chard
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Change the rad, leave the top hose disconnected, and try to fill the rad as best you can before replacing the top hose. Inevitably you will end up with air in the system though, and it can be a pain to bleed. If you can beg/borrow a vacuum filling device, that it the best way to fill it.
Should have done it over the winter but I can't be bothered with a freezing cold garage, it's a shame it's now summer time and the garage is still freezing cold!
First re cold, you should have been in the stands at the touring cars at Brands today. Snow in March, the last day to boot.ORIGINAL: chard
Thanks Richard, that's a pain. I'm in the process of trying the find the best way of putting the whole car on stands as I'm getting the wheels refirbed at the same time as well as replacing the starter motor, door mircro switches, backbox, front disks, rear wall, anti roll bars, cigarett lighter output, radio..........etc[:'(]
Should have done it over the winter but I can't be bothered with a freezing cold garage, it's a shame it's now summer time and the garage is still freezing cold!
Secondly, I have no idea of the diameter of the pipes but it might be possible to clamp the pipes in a similar manner to the way in which you clamp brake pipes when working on that system. It might also be possible to freeze the pipes using one of the proprietary plumbing pipe freezing kits if the refrigerant gas can pull the temperature down far enough to overcome the anti-freeze.
If you do try to clamp the pipes use something with round cross section to prevent cutting into the pipes. Being coolant pipes they should collapse easier than brake pipes so, possibly some off-cuts of banister rail with long studs through it. I really don't know, more an idea off the top of my head, and unknown feasibilty.
gonzosquidgy
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See my thread below on "front end respray"
John
I whole heartedly agree with this and I would have done this to mine had I not broken my elbow and wrist last year. It has been recommended that whilst it is apart, some cavity wax should be applied to the rads to help prevent them corroding away. Allegedy it makes very little discernable difference to the cooling.ORIGINAL: gonzosquidgy
Also, don't forget, while you've got the front bumper off, buy some grill mesh from Halfords and cover the front vents. It'll prevent any sh*t from getting to the rads in future (and makes the front end look much more appealing).
See my thread below on "front end respray"
John
I wrote it up: it's the fifth item in the 996 Technical Articles.
Good luck!
ORIGINAL: Bull996
Might be a stupid question, but how do you know they are knackered? Falling to bits or dirty or just dented etc?
The air con stopped blowing cold so I got hold of a UV light and glasses which showed a leak when the condensor was illuminated with it. The oil in the air con system has a dye that lights up with uv light. Once the bumper was removed you could clearly see the extent on the corrosion. Cheers
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