Water leaks - Arrrrgh!
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Water leaks - Arrrrgh!
Does anybody out there have any tips to get my shiny, new, high tech silicone hoses to stop leaking?
New Samco hoses and Mikalor T-bolt clamps used on my Rover engined race car and it leaks from just about every orifice imaginable!
Short of going back the old faithful rubber hoses what can I do?
Help?
Please?
New Samco hoses and Mikalor T-bolt clamps used on my Rover engined race car and it leaks from just about every orifice imaginable!
Short of going back the old faithful rubber hoses what can I do?
Help?
Please?
Mark
Triumph TR7/V8 race car
Triumph TR6 road car
Triumph TR7/V8 race car
Triumph TR6 road car
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Waterless engine coolant
That way the system never pressurises and no leaks
But on solicone hoses sorry no I do not use them
Ian
That way the system never pressurises and no leaks
But on solicone hoses sorry no I do not use them
Ian
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Re: Water leaks - Arrrrgh!
Use proper clamps and not those shitty Mikalor brutesMarkus wrote:Does anybody out there have any tips to get my shiny, new, high tech silicone hoses to stop leaking?
New Samco hoses and Mikalor T-bolt clamps used on my Rover engined race car and it leaks from just about every orifice imaginable!
Short of going back the old faithful rubber hoses what can I do?
Help?
Please?
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The mikalor clamps can be troublsome.
If you have a few mins to spare I would pull the hoses and wipe the inside of each hose end and the pipe it conects to with a solvent of some sort to make sure they are clean and dry. Thinners or petrol will do.
Then re fit and see what happens if you want to retain the look of the Mik clamps. If they still weep then you could dry them again and smear some LSX inside the hose ends before re clamping, If this is still no good then bite the bullit and fit jubilee style hose clamps.
If you have a few mins to spare I would pull the hoses and wipe the inside of each hose end and the pipe it conects to with a solvent of some sort to make sure they are clean and dry. Thinners or petrol will do.
Then re fit and see what happens if you want to retain the look of the Mik clamps. If they still weep then you could dry them again and smear some LSX inside the hose ends before re clamping, If this is still no good then bite the bullit and fit jubilee style hose clamps.
Perry Stephenson
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Now looking for 8 seconds with a SBC engine
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There are t-bolt style clamps that can be used, but the common ones most people buy from Mikalor are just wrong for the application they use them for.
Even then, when you are using the correct style of t-bolt clamp, really it's for high pressure industrial stuff anyway.
Absolutely no need whatsoever on a car.
Even then, when you are using the correct style of t-bolt clamp, really it's for high pressure industrial stuff anyway.
Absolutely no need whatsoever on a car.