29th November 2021, 06:39
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Posted a thing or two
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SD1too
Hi Martin,
The purpose of those clips has always puzzled me. Anyone who has tried to move the straight pipe with the thermostat housing in place will know that it's impossible. Isn't there a flange in the water pump entrance which bears upon the end of the straight pipe, and a similar 'stop' in the thermostat housing?
If you cannot re-use your old ones Martin, I would be tempted to try it without them. Or, as you say, use a couple of Jubilee clips. I certainly wouldn't pay £20 for them! 
Simon |
Do not do this and leave the clips off as Simon has suggested they are there to stop the pipe moving |
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