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 owain
Seasoned Pro  Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
Post #26
rikky wrote: B&Q... for.... ?! Browsing plumbing parts to find something I can jubilee clip/attach to block off the exits. ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
 Posted 15th Jun 2011 at 04:46
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rikky
🦔 Location: cheshire Registered: 28 Feb 2004 Posts: 26,796 Status: Offline |
Post #27
ahdepending on the material you could weld them up, but mine were cast i think so they were welded [messily] and then joined via some short length of pipe in the end last time i went to B&Q for plumbing stuff i ended up buying a load of black drainage and made potato cannons of varying length for months afterwards, without actually finishing the original plumbing job, driving round with 65mm fruit and 'ammo' in the boot, including Shockwaves blue hairspray and a bag of gas refills. never again. this is one of the underlying reasons the house next to my mum and dad's (which has been up for sale for a year) still hasn't sold - because we blasted a lucozade bottle right through the conservatory hope this helps, many thanks rikky ________________________________________ 306 rallye reproduction decals (full sets/individual decals) | 306 b-pillar textured vinyl weatherstrips306 slam panel esso stickers | 306 yellow / orange / pension fund red side door badges gti6 inlet manifold badges | 306 rear boot badges (p2/p3) winner of Extraction of toys from prams with outstanding vigour award 2009 [source: gti6 owners club] |
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Posted 15th Jun 2011 at 04:53
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owain
Seasoned Pro Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
Post #28
That is all very useful information Rikky, feel free to add any more you think of while the rest of us sleep, I'll catch up at work tomorrow. I cannot weld. Probably just a short length of pipe from each, some joiner and some jubbly clips. Just need to make sure it can't kink, although if it's not the only route for coolant that's not actually a concern any more. So that's nice. ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 15th Jun 2011 at 04:56
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rikky
🦔 Location: cheshire Registered: 28 Feb 2004 Posts: 26,796 Status: Offline |
Post #29
mine's kinked, makes no odds, it's only a tiny bit of water in there and it's not stopping flow anyway. water is coming from the radhose into the outlet regardlessfear not ________________________________________ 306 rallye reproduction decals (full sets/individual decals) | 306 b-pillar textured vinyl weatherstrips306 slam panel esso stickers | 306 yellow / orange / pension fund red side door badges gti6 inlet manifold badges | 306 rear boot badges (p2/p3) winner of Extraction of toys from prams with outstanding vigour award 2009 [source: gti6 owners club] |
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Posted 15th Jun 2011 at 04:58
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owain
Seasoned Pro Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
Post #30
That's alright then, that was my main concern - looping a pipe over then finding it kinked and melted the engine. Now someone with a thing for potato cannons and a completely different engine has told me it'll be fine I can really sleep well at night. ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 15th Jun 2011 at 05:01
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rikky
🦔 Location: cheshire Registered: 28 Feb 2004 Posts: 26,796 Status: Offline |
Post #31
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Posted 15th Jun 2011 at 05:02
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405gti6
Junior User  Location: Norway Registered: 05 Jan 2011 Posts: 70 Status: Offline |
Post #32
Isnt it better to blank em off than join them anyway?________________________________________ XU10J4RS powered 405 . |
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Posted 21st Jun 2011 at 02:50
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owain
Seasoned Pro Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
Post #33
Almost certainly, but I can't think of a decent way of doing do with the engine in. Easiest thing in the world to stick a bit of piping in the ends of the matrix pipe and jubilee them together. ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 21st Jun 2011 at 02:57
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daveyboy
aka Jim Davey  Location: Southampton Registered: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 8,648 Status: Offline |
Post #34
owain wrote: Almost certainly, but I can't think of a decent way of doing do with the engine in. Easiest thing in the world to stick a bit of piping in the ends of the matrix pipe and jubilee them together. Samco do hose bungs, they are like a piece of normal tube but with the end closed off, just buy the right size for the outlets on the termostat housing and jubilee them o. Although I looped mine out as I was told blanking it could cause a hot spot in the head, up to you though. ________________________________________ R H Davey Welding Supplies. I sell new and used welding equipment in the Hampshire area. I take on welding jobs in the evenings, ally casting repairs are one of my specialities but I can weld pretty much anything. PM me with your requirements.Some of my services: (See my for sale threads) Engine mount/chassis repair Solid Beam Mounts BACK IN PRODUCTION Harness bars |
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Posted 22nd Jun 2011 at 02:25
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owain
Seasoned Pro Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
Post #35
I was going to do something like that, but simply didn't know the ID I'd need. I guess I should really measure them up before I refill the system, obviously can't do it normally. I don't see why it would cause any hot spots personally, the water would just circulate the engine as if the exits weren't there? Would have to see the inside of the engine I suppose. ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 22nd Jun 2011 at 04:07
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cwspellowe
Seasoned Pro  Location: Calderbank Registered: 19 Jul 2009 Posts: 6,496 Status: Offline |
Post #36
I'm not sure if it's related but my temperature gauge jumps around a lot now since bypassing the matrix. My money's on it being a faulty sensor though, the needle went off the scale and the engine was barely warm.Good ol' electrics shitting me up ________________________________________ Bye bye Sundance Kid |
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Posted 22nd Jun 2011 at 04:10
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owain
Seasoned Pro Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
Post #37
Hmm, I'll definitely be keeping an eye on it. On the plus side, if I ever put in a decent water temp guage, I can stick the sensor in my little pipe loop. ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 22nd Jun 2011 at 05:18
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cwspellowe
Seasoned Pro Location: Calderbank Registered: 19 Jul 2009 Posts: 6,496 Status: Offline |
Post #38
I was planning on fitting digital oil and water temp gauges, my clocks are shite. Oil pressure gauge hasn't worked in about a year and looks like water temp is on its way out too.On the plus side, the speedo is interchangeable with other phase 1 clocks what with it being analogue so mileage can be kept accurate with new clocks ________________________________________ Bye bye Sundance Kid |
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Posted 22nd Jun 2011 at 05:39
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owain
Seasoned Pro Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
Post #39
I'll probably replace all the clocks eventually so I can do away with the standard dash altogether, unfortunately when dials cost about £50 each plus the sensor, it's no small job. Even the Revotech analogue clock costs £45  ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 22nd Jun 2011 at 05:45
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daveyboy
aka Jim Davey Location: Southampton Registered: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 8,648 Status: Offline |
Post #40
owain wrote: I'll probably replace all the clocks eventually so I can do away with the standard dash altogether, unfortunately when dials cost about £50 each plus the sensor, it's no small job. Even the Revotech analogue clock costs £45 Tell me about it, I need a fuel guage and sender for mine, but bieng a tart, I can't have any old fuel guage, I want a Stack one to match my dash. Thats £80, then I need a sender for the fuel cell, but you cant have a normal one with the float on an arm cos the tank is filled with foam and it won't work, do you need a dip tube type one, £130. So thats £210 just to see how much fuel I've burned FML ________________________________________ R H Davey Welding Supplies. I sell new and used welding equipment in the Hampshire area. I take on welding jobs in the evenings, ally casting repairs are one of my specialities but I can weld pretty much anything. PM me with your requirements.Some of my services: (See my for sale threads) Engine mount/chassis repair Solid Beam Mounts BACK IN PRODUCTION Harness bars |
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Posted 23rd Jun 2011 at 06:29
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phillipm
Seasoned Pro  Location: Rotherham Registered: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 20,607 Status: Offline |
Post #41
Hose bungs eh?I have loads of those. Come in loads of different sizes too! ________________________________________ - Bespoke rollcages/additions/adjustments. Half cages right up to complete custom spaceframes - MSA/FIA spec, CDS, ROPT, T45, etc - PM meEmail me! Custom-made polybushes available - need an odd size or fitment? - anything from batch work to one-off pieces. |
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Posted 23rd Jun 2011 at 06:34
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daveyboy
aka Jim Davey Location: Southampton Registered: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 8,648 Status: Offline |
Post #42
phillipm wrote: quote: Screw you  ________________________________________ R H Davey Welding Supplies. I sell new and used welding equipment in the Hampshire area. I take on welding jobs in the evenings, ally casting repairs are one of my specialities but I can weld pretty much anything. PM me with your requirements.Some of my services: (See my for sale threads) Engine mount/chassis repair Solid Beam Mounts BACK IN PRODUCTION Harness bars |
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Posted 23rd Jun 2011 at 06:40
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