"f86sabre" (f86sabre)
06/04/2019 at 22:23 • Filed to: Mini
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"f86sabre" (f86sabre)
06/04/2019 at 22:23 • Filed to: Mini | 0
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The Hotrod Power Tour Star
ts Saturday and I’ve been trying to get the Mini ready. That included replacing all the coolant lines. The little SOB shown
was a pain. It runs from the head to the water pump and is a coolant bypass. I’m
99% sure that line has been in there since the car was built in 89/90. It basically disintegrated when the hose clamps were removed.
Getting the replacement in was not fun. I ended up calling a mechanic friend and he did most of the hard work. It’s good to have friends who are clever with that kind of thing. The gap between the head fitting and the pump fitting is about 1/2 inch.
Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> f86sabre
06/04/2019 at 23:20 |
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I have to do a bunch of heater hoses on the Datsun. Some of which appear to be original from 1970. Blow one of those and you are going nowhere fast.
Old-Busted-Hotness
> f86sabre
06/05/2019 at 07:58 |
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I remember that hose from my Spridget days. I’ve replaced many coolant hoses, and that one is definitely the worst.
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f86sabre
> Old-Busted-Hotness
06/05/2019 at 23:05 |
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I found swearing worked best.