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Many thanks for tips. I reckon i'll get to halfords for a bit of hose, some hylomar and j clips.

cheers folks

Has anyone ever fixed a hole in the long front to rear metal coolant pipe with appropriate size hose and jubilee clips .I dont want to change whole pipe at the mo, just hacksaw the small leaking section and put a section of hose in ( 38mm diam i think ) instead .
any tips gratefully recieved.
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Hi all
Anybody know of a quiet small campsite / farm in the Whitstable area (Kent).
cheers

latest update on overheating bus Coolant been drained and refilled , mechanic noticed that the cap on the main coolant reservoir had a perished washer ( the bit below the spring on the cap ) which in turn was interfering with the pressurised cooling system. Renewed cap , everything seems to be fine ...

Hi all Does anybody know of coolant types / brands that are suitable for t25 diesel water cooled engine , needs rust inhibitor. VW heritage do one at about £8.99 a litre which seems a bit pricey considering one needs about 7 litres of the stuff to make up 50/50 mix for the 15 litre system. Cheers

cheers weldore
A chap from Munich Campers here in Brighton gonna have a look next week , hopefully it aint ugly.

gracias

Danny

Cheers for response Leon
Will try and check radiator this week, but you could well be right about the cylinder head / gasket. happy flyin.

Danny

I have a 1.6 diesel which is overheating as well, thermostat ok , 2 month old waterpump. After driving up steep hills or driving fast cooling system overheats and bubbles over out of overflow tank. Tried KSeal just in case its head/gasket , but didnt work. Any light on the matter folks. Also anyone ...

Hi Bob Mine doesn't have the dalek style cap. Symptoms are as follows , 1. Overheating after driving up hill for while or driving for more than 20 mins over 50 mph. 2. Coolant bubbling over and escaping from overflow ( via outlet at top) 3. Coolant seems to be evaporating ( or could be going into cy...

Hi all
Does anyone know the signs of trapped air in the cooling system?
1.6 watercooled diesel incidentally

many thanks

No its not the thermostat , tested and workin fine. Tried K Seal to seal up any cracks in cylinder head \ gasket , still over heats.
So , it could still be cylinder head \ gasket , or, it could be something else that i'm unaware of.

Any thoughts out there.

Cheers

danny

Hi all Just travelled 1600 miles ( Pyrenees and back ) and on the final day van started overheating , kept topping up as water was evaporating every 15 kms . Checked in header tank and it seems like the water is not circulating , which would explain the overheating. French mechanic seemed to think i...

Am i correct in thinking the lpg tank on my westy joker can supply the cooker , at the mo the cooker is connected to a blue propane canister but i,ve noticed underneath the canister is a a pipe with a threaded connection , I'm thinking it must be from lpg tank. i dont have anything that fits the thr...

Hi all
Cab heater was working fine then , stopped working , seems like heater is still going, but fan/blower stopped.
Later fan started working but is making funny noise like something causing blockage or something.
Any thoughts , hopefully don't have to remove whole dashboard etc.

cheers

Thanks All
For your fine info.
The Brickyard link seems to be the one.

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