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Re: [Mg-t] TD top radiator hose replacement

To: "John F. Quilter" <jquilter@peoplepc.com>
Subject: Re: [Mg-t] TD top radiator hose replacement
From: John Seim <kingseim@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:15:20 -0700
It is still made of rubber, so it has some give. Will absorb shock.
Should not affect the radiator inlet pipe.
Might get me back onto the silicone hose project for the T series. There
is a supplier in the area. Just forgot who it was, so follow up has  
been slow.

John Seim
Irvine, CA

On Aug 28, 2010, at 11:03 AM, John F. Quilter wrote:

> Since the hose has now been redesigned without the bump for  
> flexibility is this new hose likely to put additional strain from  
> engine vibration and movement on the radiator inlet pipe , possibly  
> causing it to loosen from the underside of the radiator tank?
>
> John F. Quilter
> 1951 MGTD
> Eugene, Oregon
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Seim"  
> <kingseim@earthlink.net>
> To: "Bob Donahue" <bobmgtd@comcast.net>
> Cc: <Mg-t@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 6:00 AM
> Subject: Re: [Mg-t] TD top radiator hose replacement
>
>
>> Bob, seeing how you have the radiator installed, and want to just   
>> replace the radiator hose.
>> They are now too stiff to install. The bump in the hose, aka  
>> bumped  hose, was supposed to
>> be a flex joint. This would allow for the matching up of the  
>> engine  water outlet angle and the
>> radiator top tank tube angle to be different (which they are),  
>> and  the flex joint to move.
>>
>> Since the hose is too stiff now, you can cut off say 1/4" from  
>> each  end of the hose. That should
>> shorten it enough to install in situ.
>>
>> John Seim
>> Irvine, CA
>>
>> On Aug 27, 2010, at 4:30 PM, Bob Donahue wrote:
>>
>>> What is the correct procedure for installing a new top radiator   
>>> hose on a TD?
>>> Is there anyway of doing it without removing the thermostat   
>>> housing? (My new
>>> reproduction hose is much too stiff to squish it on. I think I  
>>> was  able to do
>>> this with an old hose.)
>>>
>>> Bob Donahue (Still Stuck in the '50s)
>>> Email - bobmgtd@comcast.net
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