drip....drip....drip
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 6:54 am
Utterly trivial problem I know, but I cannot, for love or money, stop the coolant leak where the bottom hose joins the rad. I've fiddled around with the clip placement, drained the whole lot, re-positioned the hose, tried different clips, etc. etc and every morning I open the garage to find a puddle under the car. Although I can't see anything obvious, I'm starting to suspect that the rad is the problem - perhaps the braze/weld has failed on the pipe. There is a smidge of wet higher up on the rad body, but it's clearly wet where the hose meets the pipe.
Is the rad a Westfield part, or is it from the original Midget or similar? I do have a new A-series Metro rad lurking in the garage, but I'm not sure I want to spend what's left of the summer modifying the mounting points and the fan housing to get it to fit, so I was hoping just to try a straight swap for another rad. Just wondered if I need to go to Westfield for a replacement or whether it's a standard part.
thanks,
stephen
Is the rad a Westfield part, or is it from the original Midget or similar? I do have a new A-series Metro rad lurking in the garage, but I'm not sure I want to spend what's left of the summer modifying the mounting points and the fan housing to get it to fit, so I was hoping just to try a straight swap for another rad. Just wondered if I need to go to Westfield for a replacement or whether it's a standard part.
thanks,
stephen