P38 Radiator Overflow Hose Damage

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SuffolkP38

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• Jan 9, 2014

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2001 P38 4.6

Replacing the battery, I broke the hose to the radiator overflow tank. Bought replacement. Putting the replacement on, I broke the point it connects to on the top left of the radiator.

What's my next step ('get someone else to replace things in future!')?

Thanks.

Richard.

 

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ericbeauchamp

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• Jan 9, 2014

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Be careful going to the toilet..... Lol

 

gfromleeds

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• Jan 9, 2014

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You could bodge it with a bit of copper pipe or something but it wont last! im thinking your gona end up buying a new rad

 

martynv8

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I'ts a pretty poor design as is prone to snapping if your not careful working around it, new rad needed i would say, you don' want to chance a bodge with cooling on a V8.

 

gfromleeds

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martynv8 said:

I'ts a pretty poor design as is prone to snapping if your not careful working around it, new rad needed i would say, you don' want to chance a bodge with cooling on a V8.

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Thers a shocking amount of things on a car that cost equivalent £70k new that are of poor design

 

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martynv8

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That's LR for you.