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My heater pipe cracked where the small pipe is welded to the larger pipe under the manifold.
Of course it is no longer available a Ford Spares, I would immagine most wreckers not removing one as it is a biatch of a job for the money its worth, what options are there? I was thinking a weld? Who would be able to do a job such as this? is the steel too thin? Feel free to share your experience here!
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Age: 44 Posts: 683 Joined: 4th Mar 2010 Ride: BF Fairmont Ghia & TS Magna Location: central coast |
Try brazing it, I have a torch for brazing if you want to fix it that way or I have some epoxy stuff here that would do a great temporary fix to get you out of immediate problems.....
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Cheers, I still have the option of removing one from an EL my niebour is wrecking. I will have to remove it though
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Age: 44 Posts: 683 Joined: 4th Mar 2010 Ride: BF Fairmont Ghia & TS Magna Location: central coast |
EFFUTURA4.05SP wrote: Cheers, I still have the option of removing one from an EL my niebour is wrecking. I will have to remove it though If you need a hand send me a pm |
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Its actually the missus EF, photo was of mine as I dont have a working camera.
As it is the Missus car and a s**t it doesent need to be beautiful, which leaves some more options. Might take you up on that help if I dont get the one my niebour has.
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Are you sure its no longer available? I went to Ford NZ a couple of weeks ago and they still have them at $140NZD. And they normally get them from Ford Australia and mark it up about !00%...
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i'm sure you could get from a wreakers. not that hard if motor was out of car, or manifold is removed.
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Best to get a good replacement. trying to weld/braze one of those up that has rusted out will be almost impossible. Check with Papa Smurf and see if they are still available.
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Troy wrote: i'm sure you could get from a wreakers. not that hard if motor was out of car, or manifold is removed. Would go with most engines when they sell i'd say. Got a friend at a wreckers nearby i'll check with him. SWC wrote: Best to get a good replacement. trying to weld/braze one of those up that has rusted out will be almost impossible. Check with Papa Smurf and see if they are still available. Rang Ford spares and they dont have them
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That part is STILL available. There is the one that comes out of the back of the water pump which is obsolete but the one from the thermo housing is still available.
EF 18696 A $46.30 Attachment: Pipe.JPG
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Looks like I will be making one from stainless steel, then....???
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Self serve wreckers. Probably charge you $5/$10.
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Papa Smurf wrote: That part is STILL available. There is the one that comes out of the back of the water pump which is obsolete but the one from the thermo housing is still available. EF 18696 A $46.30 Attachment: Pipe.JPG The one on the back of the waterpump is the one I need. SLO247 wrote: Self serve wreckers. Probably charge you $5/$10. All well and good, but have you ever attempted the removal of one of these babies? Not fun! Hence the reason I am looking at other options. cjh wrote: Looks like I will be making one from stainless steel, then....??? Would be a good idea though you would have to have the waterpump end machined to suit and for the O ring I suppose.
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I just realised, the photo shows the thermostat end It is the same spot on the other pipe
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EFFUTURA4.05SP wrote: I just realised, the photo shows the thermostat end It is the same spot on the other pipe Brass T-Piece 3/4in in and out and 3/8th on the T-piece. Just cut the pipe and install with some heater hose.
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