Early cooling system solution sought

[Cruz]

My van is a 1983 DG that has the unenviable situation of having the early cooling system that lasted 1 year and thus the engine bleeder valve, for the feed and return pipes that run along the back of the engine bay, has long since been delete (025-121-421A)

My bleed valve in the engine bay has been broken (was like that when I bought the van) I assume for a while it did used to look like the picture below (which is a broken one but all the parts are there)



In my case the valve has snapped in half so I have the half that blanks off the upper hose with the two lower hoses connected together with a connection piece. Whilst the screw slot in the top piece is mangled so I can't even bleed that hose.

Is there a way I could recreate this bleeder valve? Or is it not worth the hassle?

I have attached a simple drawing of the setup

[Cruz]

After 5 years of looking my rocking horse poo search has finally ended today

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[Brymoyes]

Hi , I have the same problem having just snapped my valve on the single side.

Has any body got a solution. for buying or fixing??

I was considering drilling into the base and glueing the broken nozzle in but not sure about the glue to use given it has rad fluid constantly running through it and it needs to be able to deal with the temperature as well.

I have been searching for a second hand part but no luck.

[Brymoyes]

Hi , I have the same problem having just snapped my valve on the single side.

Has any body got a solution. for buying or fixing??

I was considering drilling into the base and glueing the broken nozzle in but not sure about the glue to use given it has rad fluid constantly running through it and it needs to be able to deal with the temperature as well.

I have been searching for a second hand part but no luck.

[fidget]

Hi Cruz

Would you mind me borrowing your old broken one , I want to have a go at making a replacement valve at work. It would be easier for me to copy one than try and make one by trial and error. It shouldn't be to much work to make really .

My ones seen better days and I would like to be ready for when it does break .

thanks

James

[Cruz]

Sorry fidget. I sourced a perfect 2nd hand one from wagonbuild.com and the broken one went in the bin

PS. The picture above isn't of my valve. My valve was in half

Here's a picture of a good one if it's any help

Bascially all it does is allow warm coolant to circulate faster when bleeding the system. It allows coolant on the lower feed section (2 pipes) to flow up to the single pipe on the return system which connected to the metal pipe that runs accross the engine

[fidget]

Ok mate not to worry,

the picture is pretty helpful tho, comparing mine to picture its already missing the thumb screw on the top . somebody has bodged a slot in the top for a flat headed screw driver. Which is quite in keeping with the rest of the van . Everytime I fix one thing to get it closer to being back on the road another bodge is found.

James

[Cruz]

TBH Its not vital. My van had been bled successfully for years without it. May just take a bit longer