RE: [doc] bleed'n adapter[Scanned]

["Stephen Strelczak" <STEPHEN.STRELCZAK@xxxx>]

"As Steve S will attest - this does not work.... (well it does but not 
forever!)"

Indeed it does not work forever. If you have problems with your coolant
system, check first for any weeping areas of the piping system, even a
tiny drip or dribble from one of the joins, will be letting in air,
which will play havoc. Check the radiator for leaks too, but don't be
tempted to run one of those radiators fix solutions through the system
to stop up any leaks, it ruins your radiator. It may seem expensive, but
get the radiator taken out, and repaired properly. It's worth it in the
long run, as this is the most likely area for air to get into the
system. If you have checked all this, then you may be looking at a
warped head gasket, like on my dear PSO who has been sitting in the
garage for a month now, as I don't have the cash to get Martin to fix
her up. (I am working on this one Martin, and I think we will be looking
at starting in early May if you can).

If you have ever had coolant problems check the above, check that the
fans come on at the right time, check your otterstat is sending a signal
and finally, try to make sure your temperature gauge works, as this will
at least give you some prior warning before the system gets to that
horrible boiling over point. Anyone that has burst a coolant bottle, and
had to clean coolant from the engine bay, will know why I decided to
write the above for anyone that wants to read it.

Hope to have PSO back on the road for a few of the summer events. Will
be on the phone to you about this after work sometime Martin. Do let me
know by text if May looks ok for a PSO project, over a few weeks I
guess.

Regards to all the owners of Ds I know,

Stevo.

PSO 69W
VIN# 6986
RHD MNL GREY.

Stephen Strelczak
Account Manager

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-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Gutkowski [mailto:webmaster@xxxx] 
Sent: 07 April 2003 22:25
To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [doc] bleed'n adapter[Scanned]

Ah - my mistake mate.

chris@xxxx wrote:

>Andy is not talking about the coolent over heating ( blown head gasket
hiding kit I think some people in the US call it) 
>
As Steve S will attest - this does not work.... (well it does but not 
forever!)

>> Does anyone know where I can get hold of a bleed adapter (it's part
number
>> 106786 and is basically a 'T' piece that has a through pipe to take
a 16mm
>> inner diameter heater hose with an 8mm spur coming off it that
connects to
>> the header tank) Mine is very badly corroded and is bound to spring
a leak
>> in the future when I eventually get it going!
>>
Is this actually a valve as described in the manual, or is it just a 
T-piece? I'm sure any hydraulics place will have one if it's just a T

Martin


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