clarkie1973
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Hello group, and first post on this forum. Hopefully I will not commit any cultural Faux Pas (Facebook and I no longer speak anymore). In the process of renovating Blenheim Place - also known as a 2001 P38 Diesel (RHD), which has had many parts of the cooling system modified. My plan was to re-instate the viscous fan and cowling (successful so far - car sounds right - I know having a viscous fan is a hotly contested debate on the forum, I try to stick to the original design as far as I can where possible), I also replaced the expansion tank cap as coolant was leaking out of the overflow on the tank. When doing a test of the system, I found to my dismay that I now have a cabin dripping with coolant on the drivers side of the cabin. Looks like the O-rings or the heater matrix could not cope with the pressure change when I replaced the coolant cap. At some point I will have to go through the world of hurt to replace the o-rings/matrix/ maybe Audi matrix conversion (still ruminating on the best approach on that - it seems to be a nightmare no matter which option is adopted).
My question is as follows.
Planning a temporary bypass to the heater matrix to allow me to confirm that the rest of the cooling system is good. I assume I can use a U-shaped pipe to link the supply and return together. Can anyone advise what pipe size/material would be suitable to work as a temporary bodge until I can muster enthusiasm to replace the broken matrix?
My question is as follows.
Planning a temporary bypass to the heater matrix to allow me to confirm that the rest of the cooling system is good. I assume I can use a U-shaped pipe to link the supply and return together. Can anyone advise what pipe size/material would be suitable to work as a temporary bodge until I can muster enthusiasm to replace the broken matrix?
