coolant leak to timing belt job?

[Ed Kellock]

I debated about replacing the larger hoses.  Both seemed decent but had been
trimmed and seemed to have been stretched/expanded from high pressure.  The
lower hose was less than 10 bux so that was easy, but the upper hose...
well, I recently had to trim it to cure a cut/leak at the clamp
and afterward it really didn't fit tightly anymore on the outlet at the
head.  So, not particularly confident in its long-term viability, I had
ordered a new one then and I went ahead and put it on.  From Sunset in OR it
was "only" 90 bux which should somewhat limit the fat-wallet chastisement.

My pennance will be when the next pressure related leaks manifest in
increasingly bizarre and hard to reach places.  ;-)

My attonement will be using the removed part as a model for a DIY assembly.

Ed


On 8/17/06, Phil Rose <pjrose at frontiernet.net> wrote:
>
> At 1:09 AM -0600 8/17/06, Ed Kellock wrote:
> >Finally got back to this last night and tonight.  It's all back together
> and
> >running without leaks.
> >
> >I retensioned the timing belt, replaced the small rubber portion of the
> >turbo coolant line, the short piece that feeds the heater core, the upper
> >and lower rad hoses and the thermostat.
> >
> >I also rewrapped the cable for the forward knock sensor, replaced the
> wire
> >connectors for the water gallery temp sensor/switch, and replaced the
> vacuum
> >hose to the fuel pressure regulator.
> >
> >I refilled with distilled water and will flush it a couple times before
> >adding new coolant.  That should give me some time to gain more
> confidence.
>
> Oh, Oh! And tsk, tsk! You have replaced sooooo many things that
> "ain't broke". You must be aware that you have angered the DFIIIAB
> gods, and you should expect a lightning bolt (from Nevada) to arrive
> and smite you...
> ;-)
> Phil
>
> P.S. Nice going on the preventive maintenance.
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