[s-cars] Coolant expansion tank connection

[theringmeister at triad.rr.com]

you might try building up the plastic around the metal tube with some epoxy or something of that sort just to make it more along the circumference of the plastic that's not been broken-off.

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Wylie Bean
TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com
90 cq
91 90q20v sport
92 UrS4
01 allroad


---- Alan Page <alan at flaminglogos.com> wrote: 
> Hello all,
> 
> I'm new to the S-car list and have a problem with my cooling system on  
> my '94 S4.
> 
> I've had a slow leak for a couple of months, and after a long, hot  
> drive I found the problem: The hose going to the top of the coolant  
> expansion tank was leaking  steam, and if I moved it back and forth I  
> could get more or less leakage. I thought that the hose clamp was just  
> loose, but I couldn't tighten it because it's one of the crimped ones.
> 
> When I took off the clamp and the hose, there was a bunch of grit  
> (broken plastic) in the hose and the end of the nipple is missing on  
> the tank. See a photo of it here:  
> http://www.flaminglogos.com/_share/expansion_tank01.jpg
> 
> Is the nipple supposed to have a thicker bit at the end to form a  
> tight seal when clamped? Is there any way to get a good seal with a  
> connector that looks like this, or should I just get a new expansion  
> tank?
> 
> Thanks,
> Alan
> 
> alan page
> flaming logos design
> 203-364-7856
> alan at flaminglogos.com
> '90 80
> '94 S4
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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