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Nov 10th, 2020, 19:32 | #1 |
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Replace steel pipe with hose?
I can't source a replacement expansion tank to radiator STEEL pipe. (On Volvo's cooling system diagram No. 2677988g attached it's labelled "38".) Mine's rusty and leaking.
So could I replace it with a flexible hose, attached to the existing hoses at the expansion tank end and the radiator end? Where could I source a suitable hose? S40 1999 Auto Petrol. |
Nov 11th, 2020, 20:23 | #2 |
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I don't see any reason why not. If you got a bit long enough you could replace 37/38/39 in one piece IF they are all the same bore diameter. A few cable ties and less joints to worry about.
Motor Factors do water pipe by diameter on the roll.
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Nov 12th, 2020, 11:53 | #3 |
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Thanks.
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Nov 12th, 2020, 13:56 | #4 |
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use silicon motorsport hose as anything you buy in an accessory shop will be poor and not last like the steel pipe did , you will fit it and forget it for some years until it dumps all your coolant in a few seconds on the motorway in the dark ...and probably ruin the engine ,
https://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/s...e-hose-lengths they are very helpful and will advise .
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