Well yesterday i drove down to my favorite rock climbing area and saw the coolant guage just starting to act a little funny. Well we got there, did our thing, and when we came back to the car and the engine was cool looked around to see what was up..... It took 1.5 gallons of coolant/water (which luckily we had!) to fill it back up, no obvious leak, and we drove it the 17 miles home without overheating it. Once again i find it today very low, and with some puddling marks below the car....so i investigate to find: That one of the very long coolant hoses that goes from the engine up to the front (Not the metal pipes, the heater hoses) was rubbing on the CV boot and has rubbed through. I HOPE that's the only hole in the cooling system. My question is, can i just splice a new section in? Does anyone see a problem with that? I'd much rather not replace the whole 12 foot piece...... when 2 feet would do. Is this 3/4'' hose? This hose in particular is the one that goes to the right side engine head and i'd be simply splicing in a bit that needs to be replaced. Any thoughts? Power steering is next..... -Craig '85Westy "Piddles" |
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