Gary Nafziger wrote:
>
> I have been blowing off the lower radiator hose. I had the radiator
> out
> over winter and had it fixed and also cleaned up the steel down pipe
> and
> painted it. The bottom end of the down pipe does not have a raised
> ridge
> around it and is just straight. This blew the steel tube off the
> lower hose
> and the hose remained on the radiator. It happened 3 times in the
> same
> amount of miles driven, about 10.
>
> The radiator cap is a 12-13 lbs. test and leaks a little but holds
> steady at
> 10 lbs. The overflow bottle is not full of water when it blows,
> leading me
> to think there is not that much pressure building up. I did flush the
> system and found no blockage although I found it difficult to flush.
> I
> thought maybe something crawled in over winter and built a home!
>
> Could the freshly painted steel pipe, without a ridge around it on the
> end,
> be slippery enough to let loose? I tried to wrap the end with wire
> and
> solder to make a ridge that the hose could grip on but the solder
> would not
> hold. Maybe I will just glue. I am just concerned something more
> serious
> is wrong. Thanks!
> Gary, Frances Nafziger
> Wellman, Iowa
>
Gary,
What year and modle triumph do you own? My old Spitfire(1964) only uses
a 7 pound rad. cap. Maybe you are using the wrong cap and over
pressurizing you cooling system, and this is your weak point on your
system. Just a thought.
Larry Zink
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