I've not had that, but I did have the top of the plastic bleed screw fracture just under the head, so the coolant sprayed out under pressure. Managed to get the rest of it out and replaced it with a metal one.
Is it the original style moulded pipe, or the rubber pipe and plastic junction version? I have the former on the car, and the latter as a spare, so I can check either - if I remember....
Is it the original style moulded pipe, or the rubber pipe and plastic junction version? I have the former on the car, and the latter as a spare, so I can check either - if I remember....
PopPops
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I had this happen too. I did find the bit, I think it was a thread in a fibre moulding, shaped to the inside of the hose. I think I found it in the hose itself, not completely certain, but I was probably lucky. I tried many ways of refitting it, but nothing worked, so I had to get a new hose.
Really depends on who's reading and when.
The hose on the car is a LR moulded one, but can't check at the mo as the missus is out and about in it. I think it was plastic though. The one in the spare, non-genuine hose is steel probably zinc plated.
Did you find the insert that had dropped out of the bleed valve ?
PopPops
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Yes, I remember finding everything that had gone missing. It's just that it was no longer usable. I tried putting it back, not an easy job, but it didn't seal the hose. I think the "insert" must be moulded into the hose somehow. It was the original hose, so I wasn't too worried it had failed after about 15 years.
Was that plastic then the insert??
PopPops
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From what I remember, the threaded part was part of a "fibre" piece, which was shaped to fit the inside of the hose. I assumed this was moulded into the hose and due to age, it had fallen apart. The bleed screw screwed into this part. This is all I remember, I didn't take that much notice when it was obvious a repair wasn't possible.
