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kaiser · 21st July 2015, 11:44

Just an up-date. Car has done 2000 km and is water tight again. See how long this lasts!
Apart from that, I have lost the tensioner for the alternator. The bolt has broken and the last bit was still stuck in the block. I managed to retrieve the broken tensioner from the road, where I two days prior heard a rattle and saw something tumbling down the road. I thougth I has struck a piece of rubber, but later realized what must have happened. unbelievable, but two days later I found it within half an hour, in this condition.

I made a new wheel from a piece of aluminium I had lying in the scrap box, which made it look like this:

And luckily, after the second nut welded to the stump, the part sitting in the engine came out, phew! It required the engine to be dropped and was difficult to weld on, but in the end, success.

And for anyone wondering how the antifreeze behaves, like this. Neat solution very aggressive, I wonder why??
50/50 OK, and pure water little worse.

I have written to the manufacturer, but not yet received any reply of substance!

21st July 2015, 11:44	#36
kaiser This is my second home 75 Tourer 2.5 Auto, 1.8T, 75V8ZT Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Johannesburg ZA Posts: 6,200 Thanks: 1 Thanked 859 Times in 613 Posts	Just an up-date. Car has done 2000 km and is water tight again. See how long this lasts! Apart from that, I have lost the tensioner for the alternator. The bolt has broken and the last bit was still stuck in the block. I managed to retrieve the broken tensioner from the road, where I two days prior heard a rattle and saw something tumbling down the road. I thougth I has struck a piece of rubber, but later realized what must have happened. unbelievable, but two days later I found it within half an hour, in this condition. I made a new wheel from a piece of aluminium I had lying in the scrap box, which made it look like this: And luckily, after the second nut welded to the stump, the part sitting in the engine came out, phew! It required the engine to be dropped and was difficult to weld on, but in the end, success. And for anyone wondering how the antifreeze behaves, like this. Neat solution very aggressive, I wonder why?? 50/50 OK, and pure water little worse. I have written to the manufacturer, but not yet received any reply of substance!