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post Jul 28 2006, 02:52 PM
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Lost a cooling hose today.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) and all the coolant.....

Turns out it's REALLY hard to get the air bubbles out of the system on the side of the road.....



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post Jul 28 2006, 02:55 PM
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Coolant?! You mean all the air blew out?

You have AAA, I hope...
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oh the shame....

made it to the wcc and back a couple of weeks ago too!


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post Jul 28 2006, 02:56 PM
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QUOTE(fiid @ Jul 28 2006, 01:52 PM) *

Lost a cooling hose today.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) and all the coolant.....

Turns out it's REALLY hard to get the air bubbles out of the system on the side of the road.....

I had one of those tows once. I am almost positive it wasn't due to a cooling hose, however. I hope it is an easy fix and no harm was done.

Slight (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hijacked.gif) ...Fiid, where did you say you got the "more cowbell" shirt again? Thanks.
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post Jul 28 2006, 02:58 PM
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Yup.... have AAA. Thu guy was cool - a former 914 owner in fact.... He's working on putting a Corvette engine in an El Camino, and also a 300+ci engine in a baracuda or something - (I don't know american cars well at all...).


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When you V8 or other wassercooled people need to put a sharpish bend in a 1 1/4" hose... where do you go for fittings that have the bump on the end to keep the hose on....?
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post Jul 28 2006, 03:00 PM
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You can buy or even make a flanging tool to put a dimple in the end of a piece of tubing. Look in the Eastwood catalog, or search here for some pics of heavily modified vice grips.
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post Jul 28 2006, 03:00 PM
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More Cowbell shirt came from http://www.bustedtees.com/
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post Jul 28 2006, 03:03 PM
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Shite!

I thought you had those cooling problems fixed! I hope this isn't still the header heating up the coolant lines?? Do you think a line just worked it's way off?

If you need help in disaster recovery tonight to get the car running again for tomorrow give me a ring.

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post Jul 28 2006, 03:07 PM
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bummer......

BTDT...but mine let out the magical electrical smoke, not that watery stuff (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)


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post Jul 28 2006, 03:11 PM
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QUOTE(jkeyzer @ Jul 28 2006, 02:03 PM) *

Shite!

I thought you had those cooling problems fixed! I hope this isn't still the header heating up the coolant lines?? Do you think a line just worked it's way off?

If you need help in disaster recovery tonight to get the car running again for tomorrow give me a ring.

Jeff


Oh thanks man... I had honestly given up on getting it running for tomorrow - not sure if I'll revise that or not - are you going from the city?

I think the hose has just been working it's way off for a while... sucky but true - I need to flare the fittings so it doesn't happen again.
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post Jul 28 2006, 03:17 PM
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Was not planning on it but I can drive up if you need a hand. Let me know before 4:30 or so.
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post Jul 28 2006, 03:24 PM
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I thought you were driving Greg Robbins down to the breakfast in the Soob. Or did that fall through?
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post Jul 28 2006, 04:04 PM
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Like James says, modified vice grips work well. I modified a pair for my fuel line install (see my thread) and they worked great on the fairly thick stainless steel. Real beading tools are pretty expensive. Vice grips are cheap (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

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post Jul 28 2006, 05:18 PM
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QUOTE(lapuwali @ Jul 28 2006, 02:24 PM) *

I thought you were driving Greg Robbins down to the breakfast in the Soob. Or did that fall through?


Greg and I will probably show in the Miata - or perhaps the Soob... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) His partner decided not to come with so 2 seaters are in the running....
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post Jul 28 2006, 05:55 PM
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QUOTE(lapuwali @ Jul 28 2006, 02:24 PM) *

I thought you were driving Greg Robbins down to the breakfast in the Soob. Or did that fall through?



THEEE Greg Robbins?
Who has let him out of our state?

John

P.S. I guess that's why he has not returned my phone call. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/burnout.gif)
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post Jul 28 2006, 06:33 PM
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QUOTE(fiid @ Jul 28 2006, 01:58 PM) *

Yup.... have AAA. Thu guy was cool - a former 914 owner in fact.... He's working on putting a Corvette engine in an El Camino, and also a 300+ci engine in a baracuda or something - (I don't know american cars well at all...).


QUESTION:
When you V8 or other wassercooled people need to put a sharpish bend in a 1 1/4" hose... where do you go for fittings that have the bump on the end to keep the hose on....?

Fiid, go to the hardware store and get a 3/4 brass ell and two 3/4mipx3/4barb fittings and sin no more....also please give Greg 5 bux for me for my NARP racing sticker...I'' pay you back...I promise....I know I'll see you before Greg...I won't be at the bkfst because of Lyn's surgery. JIm
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post Jul 28 2006, 09:02 PM
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Fiid,

You can get a 90 degree aluminum 1 1/4" elbow from Renegade. It's welded at 45.

A few of us watercoolers just bought an Earls 1.5" beading tool for ~$75. The smaller dia tools are cheaper...
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post Jul 28 2006, 10:23 PM
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I double clamped the hoses. Two clamps at the ends.
Never fell off again.
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post Jul 28 2006, 10:31 PM
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Lordy Mikey, looks like he's got that thing up to a 30 degree angle!



QUOTE(Mueller @ Jul 28 2006, 02:07 PM) *

bummer......

BTDT...but mine let out the magical electrical smoke, not that watery stuff (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)


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post Jul 28 2006, 10:39 PM
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yep, the ol' vise grip trick is what i used too. copper pipe.

the hose i did have come off was at the bottom of renegades aluminum barbed filler unit.

barbed or flared? i'd go flared IMHO.

there, that's $.02 worth.

i hope your motor is okay!
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