all back togther,
running better than before. so pleased about that
no idea why, all i did was take it apart and put it back... quick clean and re gap of the plugs that's all
why this has made a seat of the pants difference i wish i knew why.
took it out for a 45 minute run....no issues apart from the horn and wipers have packed up ......
presume a wash down in antifreeze didn't help.
Got back popped the hood and found both heater tubes slightly ballooned at the point where they enter the heater with a dewy like covering much like an advert for fresh fruit....Oh no.
man handling the pipes produced a bigger exit of coolant
placing them back and it stopped some what.
AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGH ugh etc etc well.... no..... i can't print what was actually uttered.
when cold no indication of an issue hard rubber pipes with some flexibility but set in position.
These pipes have a longitudinal ribbing as standard so no visible perishing. No staining nothing
When warm seem fine idle it for 1/2 and hour to get it warm, stat open, no problem, pipes are a bit more bendy, but no indication of leaking
When exceedingly hot seem to turn to sponge and allow coolant to well out from the center of each rib.
when bent from natural resting place lots of liquid....
now this is probably the cause of the issue. Or has it been caused by the undoubted overheating and steam production when i got stuck in the first place... either way i'm kicking myself
i can imagine if the pressure and temperature was higher a considerable rain storm would occur under the hood
and given that on 2 occasions previously i have dissapeared coolant with no indication as to where it went on very hot days, in very slow traffic....
selectively leaky spongy pipes might have been the problem all along.
i can't understand why a leaking pipe doesn't splatter the screen, yet a leaking radiator cap does....
when you bend a pipe to check its ok you bend it. you can't bend it the the other way to see if the grooved pattern along its length is hiding anything.
given that these pipes were made for approx 4 years in the 1970s, by one Aussie manufacturer i should have known, They could be 50 years+ in age or be crap repros but either way. should have thought.
new pipes 3 meters of 5/8 purchased... job done
and i retreated back into the house to curse the fact that i all i did was run it up to warm, before i started on this gasket replacement route
Far too hasty. wrong assumption, regardless of previous suspicions, leads to two days work that were not necessary
a good example of starting the work not liking the car, with your head in the wrong place. This leads to mistakes. act in haste repent in leisure
BUT on the + side
has resulted in a motor that goes just a little bit better... i must admit i was smiling on my return from another quick blast yesterday managed to scare myself in the wet ...
I guess I live and learn...
Dave