I had a similar situation in a 90 West some years ago. I went into a restaurant to order something to go, came to, started the car and POW. I couldn't believe it when I saw the sensor blown out and coolant all over the place. Later I put two and two and two and two and two together to figure out that the popped hose here, rough running there, disappearing coolant and the like were all related to a head failure and not an aging tank and hoses, though. Jim On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 2:13 AM SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott ) < scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > My recommended and favorite patch material is MarineTex. > > that stuff is like 'permanent' . > Plastics are always challenging of course. > > recently I marine texed an aluminum oil pan .. > where the first attempt with JB weld only sorta worked. > > I love WestSystem epoxy. > I mix teak sawdust into it ....that will patch concrete even. > > On 7/9/2015 7:54 AM, Don Hanson wrote: > > I patched my expansion tank with West systems epoxy and then ordered a > > replacement. The replacement is now my backup/ spare...4yrs ago and 60k > > hard driven miles...the patched tank has not hinted at leaking, though > > "Epoxy won't work on that plastic" it says on the Internet... > > > |
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