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| Rapierdave |
Posted - 08 Apr 2012 : 22:02:22
Took the Alpine out today for the first time in nearly 6 months to a classic car show at Weston Super Mud and when i got home i noticed a puddle of water under the car on the garage floor plus no visible coolant in the Rad.
as i could see no obvious place for the leak i feared the worst & thought it may have been a core plug let go at the back of the engine.
Luckily or unluckily when i looked more closely i found the carpet on the drivers side was soaking wet.
After contorting myself & looking up under the dashboard it turned out the small right angled hose that goes from the heater valve to the matrix was driping onto the carpet.
I bought a new set of hoses from Speedy Spares last year but never got round to fitting them.
Looking at some of the other hoses i think next weekends job will be hose replacement plus a flush & refill with new antifreeze.
Coupes are cool
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| Fastback Thomas |
Posted - 12 Apr 2012 : 18:17:56
lucky that the steering wheel here is on the other side of the car, so I don't get al the hot water over my foot if it would go.. 
But I agree it smells and it doesn't dry!
'68 sunbeam rapier fastback {B341006846 OD/LHO}
I like a car that looks normal but really knocks your socks off!!
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| 1922 |
Posted - 12 Apr 2012 : 17:59:22
Lucky it went while in the garage - I had one of those split while driving the car. It sprayed hot water all over my left foot, and the anti-freeze makes the pedals really slippery. It didn't smell too good either 
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| Rapierdave |
Posted - 10 Apr 2012 : 21:57:27
well i replaced all my hoses today including the offending leaky one under the dash board.
what a swine of a job getting to the one under the dash.
It was well rotten though.
Carpet has nearly dried out now in the sun today
Coupes are cool
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| devnet H120 |
Posted - 09 Apr 2012 : 20:40:14
Just replaced my heater valve today and that bit of hose, was a right knacker on my back with the seat removed...
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| bigt80 |
Posted - 09 Apr 2012 : 20:23:39
I have done it in situ, but I was younger and thinner last time I had to do it.
Rapierdave - you should be getting your bits from the club  |
| JPSH120 |
Posted - 09 Apr 2012 : 09:39:29
As you say Dave, not the easiest of places to get at. Do you think you will be able to change the hose with the heater in situ?
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