Radiator Connections

[james accordino]

Same thing happened with my 3+ yr. old replacement
radiator.  Same brand, but made in Brazil or some
place.  I also removed the piece of plastic and
reattached it to the remaining hose bung.  I did order
a NEW AKG OEM replacement radiator and it was now once
again made in Germany.  HMMM.  No problems with this
one so far.

Jim Accordino

--- Brian Pleet <bpleet at telusplanet.net> wrote:
> I was idling my 90 90Q when there was a sudden cloud
> of white smoke from
> the engine compartment. Engine was turned off.
>
> The large top radiator hose had broken away from the
> radiator. Inside the
> hose was a part of the plastic connector which
> extends from the radiator. I
> re-attached the hose to the connector that was still
> there, made it to a
> service station and filled up with water.
>
> Do I need to replace the radiator? I have been
> running for a while without
> a leak, but I'm nervous that the pressure will, at
> the worst time, break
> off the rest of the connector.
>
> How do you change the coolant? I tried loosening
> both hose clamps on the
> heater hose connection, but I could not get the
> short rubber hose off on
> either side. Then I tried to use the bleed screw on
> the hose to the heater,
> but nothing came out, even after 20 minutes of
> idling.
>
> Any suggestions welcome.
>
>
>
>
> Brian Pleet
> Calgary, AB
>
> 90 90Q 165k km
> 95.5 S6 120k km
>
>
>


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