Cooling system calamity!!!

[SammoHung]

I will use bullet points to describe this one: I am so miffed that all I can do is laugh!!!

1. Slowly loosing coolant since 3 weeks ago
2. Tracked it to a porous heater matrix hose (was venting steam after stopping HISSSSS)
3. Fitted replacement hoses from the subs-bench micra (15 minutes)
4. Fired her up to temp and noticed the radiator was dripping (yes, leaking through corrosion ) too PAH!
5. Pinched the decent radiator out of the subs-bench micra snapping both radiator retaining bolts in the meantime (stubs stuck in the chassis of the main micra)
4 Deep breaths
5. Drilled out the snapped bits and fitted the decent radiator (knocked a flake of corrosion off of the engine block steel water pipe…..”not to worry”…well that’s what I thought)
6. While filling up the coolant again I heard a trickling noise????


Only to discover THIS....

.mov included for those of you with quicktime power….check this for added crippling effect





MOVIE:
http://www.roadar-northeast.co.uk/K10/100_3817.MOV

 

[paul_k10_Lx]

ahh ihad to get anew one of those to fit the 4 - 1 they fit in a tool box so off down the scrappy u go ( its held in by the front engine mount and has an oring where it enters the block)

 

[SammoHung]

paul,


you mean these are easy to replace???

(HOPE)

if so can you give me any hints on removal and refitting (given the state of my original one?)

 

[paul_k10_Lx]

its really easy

undo the bottom engine mount at the top

lossen the bottom

slide the mount towards the radiator

undo the 2 bolts that hold the bracket in

remove the bracket and undo the hoses

then slide the metal pipe towards the battery and it will pop out

check the o-ring on your new one

and reverse to fit

 

[Ed]

Make sure you use a new O ring, other than that I have had this happen to me too, rotted from the inside out, as prev owner didnt know what antifreeze was...

 

[SammoHung]

Chaps thats amaizing (a new hope) I thought (assumed) it was screw bonded in like the PCV valve in the inlet is..


I am soooo excited that my block is not DEEEED (yet)...for a bieif hour oor two I thought that I might have top transplant early....


ED & Paul: THANKX!!!

 

[Ems]

I hope this isn't the Datsun being naughty? Hope you get it sorted soon though

 

[SammoHung]

EMS: The Datsun is the only one ( of 3) behaving itself around here...LOL..PM comming your way