Metal thermostat housing KV6 - Page 14

Lates · 6th October 2009, 21:22

Worse case scenario ( which is not my top option ) is to revert back to plastic if there are no obvious signs of component failure.

Simon W · 6th October 2009, 21:25

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Originally Posted by Lates

The pipe on the left shaped "r" is the one I cannot get in. Sent pete a text ref the "fatter O rings"

Has Pete emptied the rubbish bin - Kaiser's O ring might still be in there.

Simon W · 6th October 2009, 21:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lates

Worse case scenario ( which is not my top option ) is to revert back to plastic if there are no obvious signs of component failure.

Yes that's an option - but we're stuffed if the plastic bent pipe is not available at the mo.

Lates · 6th October 2009, 21:28

Don't lose any sleep on it Si - thats my job

Simon W · 6th October 2009, 21:32

Ok Lates - I'll email Kaiser though and ask him if he has a measurement spec on the 'fat ring' (sounds a tad rude don't ya think

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Simon W · 7th October 2009, 10:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simon W

Ok Lates - I'll email Kaiser though and ask him if he has a measurement spec on the 'fat ring' (sounds a tad rude don't ya think

).

Kaiser has replied to my email and advises that the original O ring on the metal housing is imperial but nominal size is 30mm x 3.5mm.

Simon W · 9th October 2009, 18:16

Lates & Guido

I just had another go at pinpointing the leak and even with a tiny mirror and bright narrow-beam LED light I couldn't see anything due to the manifolds. So I dried the vee out completely using a piece of sponge on a stick, drove it for 20 miles then had another look. This time all sections of the vee are bone dry and there's no change in the tank level.

This gets weirder and weirder.

Will check it again when the engine has cooled down.

Lates · 9th October 2009, 21:52

Sounds rather odd to say the least. Echos of when the stat was originally fitted

I think the best course of action tomorrow is to drain off the freeze, vac the system down - check, then pressurise the system up and check.See what the results are there first. If no signs of apparant leakage is obvious I think it may be best to replace the O seals "for the sake of it" - belt and braces kind of thought process.

Simon W · 9th October 2009, 22:04

Ok Lates.

It might start leaking again on the way over to you, which would be handy in a perverse sort of way - there again it might not leak at all, in which case we'd better have a cup of tea while we all think about it.

Might be an idea to get the kettle on for 3.30-ish

PS. Fancy changing the cambelt on a Ford Focus (not mine)?

Lates · 9th October 2009, 22:20

Let me know the spec of the Focus, done a couple of them in the past.
See you tomorrow, bring spare water !

9th October 2009, 22:04	#139
Simon W This is my second home Rover 75 2.0 Litre Club Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: S Posts: 3,280 Thanks: 38 Thanked 50 Times in 47 Posts	Ok Lates. It might start leaking again on the way over to you, which would be handy in a perverse sort of way - there again it might not leak at all, in which case we'd better have a cup of tea while we all think about it. Might be an idea to get the kettle on for 3.30-ish PS. Fancy changing the cambelt on a Ford Focus (not mine)? Last edited by Simon W; 9th October 2009 at 22:07..

6th October 2009, 21:22	#131
Lates This is my second home Jaguar XE Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coventry Posts: 4,321 Thanks: 56 Thanked 59 Times in 55 Posts	Worse case scenario ( which is not my top option ) is to revert back to plastic if there are no obvious signs of component failure.

6th October 2009, 21:28	#134
Lates This is my second home Jaguar XE Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coventry Posts: 4,321 Thanks: 56 Thanked 59 Times in 55 Posts	Don't lose any sleep on it Si - thats my job

6th October 2009, 21:32	#135
Simon W This is my second home Rover 75 2.0 Litre Club Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: S Posts: 3,280 Thanks: 38 Thanked 50 Times in 47 Posts	Ok Lates - I'll email Kaiser though and ask him if he has a measurement spec on the 'fat ring' (sounds a tad rude don't ya think ).

9th October 2009, 18:16	#137
Simon W This is my second home Rover 75 2.0 Litre Club Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: S Posts: 3,280 Thanks: 38 Thanked 50 Times in 47 Posts	Lates & Guido I just had another go at pinpointing the leak and even with a tiny mirror and bright narrow-beam LED light I couldn't see anything due to the manifolds. So I dried the vee out completely using a piece of sponge on a stick, drove it for 20 miles then had another look. This time all sections of the vee are bone dry and there's no change in the tank level. This gets weirder and weirder. Will check it again when the engine has cooled down.

9th October 2009, 21:52	#138
Lates This is my second home Jaguar XE Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coventry Posts: 4,321 Thanks: 56 Thanked 59 Times in 55 Posts	Sounds rather odd to say the least. Echos of when the stat was originally fitted I think the best course of action tomorrow is to drain off the freeze, vac the system down - check, then pressurise the system up and check.See what the results are there first. If no signs of apparant leakage is obvious I think it may be best to replace the O seals "for the sake of it" - belt and braces kind of thought process.

9th October 2009, 22:20	#140
Lates This is my second home Jaguar XE Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coventry Posts: 4,321 Thanks: 56 Thanked 59 Times in 55 Posts	Let me know the spec of the Focus, done a couple of them in the past. See you tomorrow, bring spare water !