smart51
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| posted on 29/10/05 at 07:03 PM |
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Coolant Leak
I have a small coolant leak between a rubber hose and a metal pipe. The hose is slightly too large at this end (but slightly too small at the other).
I have tightened the clip as hard as it's going to go but the leak has only reduced. What is a good way to seal it?
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ethomas
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| posted on 29/10/05 at 07:08 PM |
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Could you build up the pipe that the hose connects to with plumbers tape or something similar?
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smart51
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| posted on 29/10/05 at 07:11 PM |
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plumber's tape? tell me more.
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marshall
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| posted on 29/10/05 at 08:02 PM |
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or if you can use 2 j?clip give it a try
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Avoneer
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| posted on 29/10/05 at 08:16 PM |
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2 jubilee clips and even maybe a coke can shim???
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Hellfire
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| posted on 29/10/05 at 09:08 PM |
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Could you not get a custom hose made up or get someone to machine you an aluminium reducer to enable two different diameter hoses to be used?
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smart51
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| posted on 29/10/05 at 09:09 PM |
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2 jubilee clips is a definite possibility, I'll try that tomorrow.
Custom hoses. Are they expensive? who makes them? I wish I'd known about that before I started plumbing.
Any other ideas?
[Edited on 29-10-2005 by smart51]
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Aboardman
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| posted on 29/10/05 at 11:38 PM |
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electrical insulation tape wrapped around the fitting before fitting the pipe
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 30/10/05 at 08:22 AM |
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Have to agree with Hellfire , find someone with a lathe and get them to make a joiner/adaptor and use the correct size hose . You might get away with
PTFE tape but do not use insulation tape
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JoelP
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| posted on 30/10/05 at 05:39 PM |
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marc made me an aluminium pipe last year. You can also get rubber hoses with different diameter ends. Around a tenner from halfords. Two jubilee
clips worked well for me too.
Beware! Bourettes is binfectious.
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