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Title: Car off road - water leak T piece gone
Post by: Martin_1962 on 28 March 2008, 18:41:39
Just had a 20x20x16 T piece disintegrate on the way home.

Need one urgently - anyone  have a spare?
Title: Re: Car off road - water leak T piece gone
Post by: waspy on 28 March 2008, 19:03:01
If it's what i'm thinking. B&Q, Plumbing section. I know it's copper pipe & looks a bit naff, but hey it's got me outa bother a few times. Until you can find a proper part.
Title: Re: Car off road - water leak T piece gone
Post by: TheBoy on 28 March 2008, 19:04:54
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If it's what i'm thinking. B&Q, Plumbing section. I know it's copper pipe & looks a bit naff, but hey it's got me outa bother a few times. Until you can find a proper part.
that will be 22mm and 16mm though  :-/
Title: Re: Car off road - water leak T piece gone
Post by: waspy on 28 March 2008, 19:09:27
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If it's what i'm thinking. B&Q, Plumbing section. I know it's copper pipe & looks a bit naff, but hey it's got me outa bother a few times. Until you can find a proper part.
that will be 22mm and 16mm though  :-/

Bugger. Are well
Title: Re: Car off road - water leak T piece gone
Post by: Martin_1962 on 28 March 2008, 19:10:58
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Just had a 20x20x16 T piece disintegrate on the way home.

Need one urgently - anyone  have a spare?


got it in here 19x19x16
Title: Re: Car off road - water leak T piece gone
Post by: Martin_1962 on 28 March 2008, 22:50:19
ANy idea how well alradite rapid will last in the cooling system?
Title: Re: Car off road - water leak T piece gone
Post by: Kevin Wood on 28 March 2008, 22:53:17
Should be OK. It was holding the thermostat housing together on my Morris Ital for years. :-X

Actually, the rapid stuff might be a bit sensitive to heat. :-/ Check the packaging. J-B weld would do it for sure.

Give it a gentle bake in the oven for a few hours to make sure it's gone off properly. Not too hot - 100 degrees C is fine.

Kevin
Title: Re: Car off road - water leak T piece gone
Post by: Martin_1962 on 28 March 2008, 22:58:58
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Should be OK. It was holding the thermostat housing together on my Morris Ital for years. :-X

Actually, the rapid stuff might be a bit sensitive to heat. :-/ Check the packaging. J-B weld would do it for sure.

Give it a gentle bake in the oven for a few hours to make sure it's gone off properly. Not too hot - 100 degrees C is fine.

Kevin

Err copper to nylon - nylon is the remains and copper off a bit of pipe in the garage.

LEft it on hte radiator though.

One advantage of a poor thermostat
Title: Re: Car off road - water leak T piece gone
Post by: CaptainZok on 28 March 2008, 23:01:02
Do you use milliput for modelling, think it's supposed to be good for stuff like that.
Title: Re: Car off road - water leak T piece gone
Post by: Debs. on 28 March 2008, 23:23:17
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ANy idea how well alradite rapid will last in the cooling system?
Amine resins (such as Araldite rapid) aren`t best suited to applications involving sudden temperature changes.....differential expansion and poor surface adhesion will probably do-for such a bonded joint in a short time.
Araldite slow is a better Alipahatic resin and might last longer under such circumstances if attention is paid to thorough roughing/degreasing of the bond-area surface, and with sufficient cure-time and postcure thermal tempering.  :y
Title: Re: Car off road - water leak T piece gone
Post by: MaxV6 on 28 March 2008, 23:26:09
dunno the chemistyr but I rebuilt a Ford Mk1 Faceleift capri gearbox with Super epoxy, lasted about a year....

:D
Title: Re: Car off road - water leak T piece gone
Post by: Entwood on 28 March 2008, 23:30:09
I'd go for J-B Weld but I'm not sure how the nylon bit would stand that !!!  :(
Title: Re: Car off road - water leak T piece gone
Post by: Martin_1962 on 28 March 2008, 23:44:11
Hopefully it will get to the DIY stores, tempted to try Surrey
Title: Re: Car off road - water leak T piece gone
Post by: Martin_1962 on 28 March 2008, 23:53:55
Just had an email Bernard has them in stock
Title: Re: Car off road - water leak T piece gone
Post by: Martin_1962 on 29 March 2008, 09:29:11
After two miles it blew apart

Glue melted

Bernard will pick one up from Honeybourne, then my boss will pick it up from his house and drop it off with me.

A nightmare

Now we have a cat stalking the garden :(
Title: Re: Car off road - water leak T piece gone
Post by: waspy on 29 March 2008, 09:33:25
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After two miles it blew apart

Glue melted

Bernard will pick one up from Honeybourne, then my boss will pick it up from his house and drop it off with me.

A nightmare

Now we have a cat stalking the garden :(

I understand they like Lilies  ;)
Title: Re: Car off road - water leak T piece gone
Post by: Martin_1962 on 29 March 2008, 10:33:51
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After two miles it blew apart

Glue melted

Bernard will pick one up from Honeybourne, then my boss will pick it up from his house and drop it off with me.

A nightmare

Now we have a cat stalking the garden :(

I understand they like Lilies  ;)


We have plenty - I am planning on giving the cat a bath