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ebajema Member Since: 24 Mar 2011 Location: New Plymouth Posts: 4782 |
Hi Raymond, sorry to hear about the cooling hose issue.
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1st Oct 2012 9:49am |
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RRG Member Since: 08 Jan 2010 Location: London Posts: 124 |
Eugene
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2nd Oct 2012 9:26am |
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stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 34935 |
hoses don't just come off unless there is a massive pressure surge or the hose hasn't been fitted properly, i suspect the latter.. ... - .- -.
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2nd Oct 2012 9:35am |
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ebajema Member Since: 24 Mar 2011 Location: New Plymouth Posts: 4782 |
Hey Raymond,
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2nd Oct 2012 9:47am |
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47p2 Member Since: 05 Oct 2010 Location: Gone Beyond, Subaru Posts: 8048 |
Excess pressure would be what I would be looking for if the hose blew off |
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2nd Oct 2012 9:52am |
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ebajema Member Since: 24 Mar 2011 Location: New Plymouth Posts: 4782 |
Excess pressure would be more likely to escape through the expansion tank, even a big surge should have shown something like overflow on the tank. Better let them check for that as well. Also let them check for bubbles in the expansion tank while the engine is running (indication of a leaking head gasket) and white "smoke" from the exhaust. MY 2010 5.0 SC Galway green and sand interior!!
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2nd Oct 2012 10:11am |
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RRG Member Since: 08 Jan 2010 Location: London Posts: 124 |
Thanks chaps will report back after we've had a close look this afternoon
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2nd Oct 2012 10:18am |
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SteveMFr Site Sponsor Member Since: 22 Nov 2009 Location: Strasbourg, France Posts: 1641 |
Hi RRG,
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2nd Oct 2012 12:23pm |
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RRUK Site Supporter Member Since: 08 Jun 2007 Location: UK Posts: 6355 |
I have always said that things only seem to go wrong after someone has done something to the car, like it has been to the dealers for a fix. I can live with an electrical gremlin for example because I know if I took it into the Dealers and spends hundreds of pounds on a software fix, it would come back with something else not working, or a scratch, or a dinged alloy etc etc. Discovery 4 HSE
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2nd Oct 2012 1:10pm |
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RRG Member Since: 08 Jan 2010 Location: London Posts: 124 |
RR back at Essex 4x4 for diagnosis. These guys are very good operators and I trust them. We discussed the possibility of a badly fitted hose connector and to their credit they were prepared to consider it as a possibility but they pointed out that i) given the binary nature of this connection they are absolutely paranoid about fitting them correctly and ii) if it was badly fitted it is unlikely the connection would have held out for 2 months/1,500 miles which included many many hot/cold cycles. I'm prepared to agree with them and am giving them the benefit of the doubt at this stage.
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3rd Oct 2012 10:23am |
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SteveMFr Site Sponsor Member Since: 22 Nov 2009 Location: Strasbourg, France Posts: 1641 |
Well then congratulations! (On the marriage and the baby - not the radiator probs. )
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3rd Oct 2012 12:20pm |
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RRG Member Since: 08 Jan 2010 Location: London Posts: 124 |
Interesting update on this.
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7th Oct 2012 7:06pm |
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ebajema Member Since: 24 Mar 2011 Location: New Plymouth Posts: 4782 |
Wauw, that is a very rare and great story. That is a place that deserves a lot of business !!
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7th Oct 2012 7:37pm |
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RRG Member Since: 08 Jan 2010 Location: London Posts: 124 |
Thanks Eugene, it seems that you might have been entirely correct! |
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7th Oct 2012 8:04pm |
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