[Vwdiesel] Broken Radiator Nipple Update
mark shepherd
mark at shepher.fsnet.co.uk
Mon Aug 30 12:02:46 PDT 2010
Dave, that slight leak may just need crimping. I've used 'Mole Grips' to
crimp the tabs tighter before , with success. I have as an experiment
levered open all the tabs and pulled the rad end off. Underneath is a
rectangular rubberoid seal that is basically a copy of all the end pipework.
It just seals down under cramping. Leakages [prior to the real corrosion]
can be just down to crud under the seal. This reminds me that, as my Quantum
rad is like hen's teeth, I may save the crucial ends to fit on some other
model :o)
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Cook" <davevw at yahoo.com>
To: "VW Diesel Group" <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 5:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Broken Radiator Nipple Update
>
> Wow, it seems like this job is just fraught with stupid things going
> wrong...
>
> I got everything put back together. I used super glue to hold the nipple
> in place, then used some "Steel Weld" epoxy that I had in the garage,
> claimed to work on plastic. I used a healthy bead around the nipple, and
> wrapped it up on top of the end cap and such to give it something good to
> grab to.
>
> After the stated cure time, I filled the car with some water (I intend to
> flush the system in the near future) and started it up. It didn't start
> easily but started. I went to check the timing since the timing belt was
> replaced in all this. I couldn't see the timing marks, but eventually got
> it to where they showed up and the engine seemed to run better.
>
> So I drove it around the block. No power. I realized that I had
> unplugged the hall sender to loosen the distributor bolt so I wouldn't
> break that too and that it might have been unpluged while timing the
> engine. So I loosened the bolt again and made sure the sensor was plugged
> in and went to adjust the timing.
>
> As a safety precaution to my hands, I unplugged the rad fan so it wouldn't
> turn on and require me to get more stitches...
>
> During this time, the engine got hot and a bunch of coolant pushed out of
> the cap!
>
> In all this, the repaired nipple didn't leak!
>
> However, I noticed radiator end tank was leaking a smidgen, right where it
> is clamped to the radiator.
>
> So I will be replacing it in the near future anyway.
>
> I do think it will be ok for a bit though until I get the funds rounded
> up.
> Dave Cook
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