[doc] Re: Its still leaking around the otterstat - please help!

[Shannon Yocom <ssdelorean@xxxxxxxxx>]

Craig,
Are you sure it is the otterstat and the seal? Reaon for asking... I had
something similar happen to me. When the car was cool it would drip coolant at
the otterstat. Replaced the otterstat & seal but still leaked. Closer inspection
I discovered that it was actually leaking beside the otterstat where the rubber
hose meets the metal pipe. Another hose clamp there fixed the problem. 

Shannon Y
16506 (217 away from you)

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Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 22:06:42 -0000
   From: "mrvic20" <mrvic20@xxxxxxxxx> 
Subject: Its still leaking around the otterstat - please help!

Hi All!

Ok my car passed the MOT and i have my UK reg and i got my car back 
from my father in laws garage (That saved me a bob or two).  So it 
became obvious that i had a major leak from the otterstat...so i 
ordered the seal, clip and otterstat from dmch and took it to my 
local garage thinking it was a simple job...i would have done it 
myself but i wanted piece of mind.  Anyway after replacing the parts 
it still leaks, exavtly the same from the otterstat as b4.

The mechanic was recommend to me and said he tried everything.  I 
drove it home (9 miles)from the garage and lost about 1/2 pint of 
coolant and it is now in my garage.

Eberyone seems pretty confident it is not the Head Gasket (Please 
god not the head gasket(s))but after talking to the people who 
worked on it in my father in laws garage i think the local mechanic 
only bled the system from the bleed screw on the thermostat...should 
he also bleed it from the front of the car?  How is that done?  
Could this be the culprit of the leaking seal?  I have ordered an 
new seal stat and clip and the car is booked in or thursday.  This 
is the only thing preventing me driving my D and discovering what 
next will go wrong:)

any help appreciated

craig DOC388
Vin 16723

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