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Offline mark1eyland

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1955 86" S1
« on: September 21, 2008, 09:27:55 »
Hi - Have been rebuilding this Land Rover over the last 12 months or so
and have encountered a repetitive problem: The seal between the
Thermostat housing and the water pump seems a poor design consisting of
a copper tube and a rubber ring which keeps failing even when combined
with gasket compounds. Has anyone else had this problem and found a
reliable solution? (2 litre petrol engine)


Thanks in anticipation

Mark
« Last Edit: October 04, 2008, 08:58:02 by Frankie-Boy »

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Re: 1955 86" S1
« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2008, 00:51:53 »
'Tis a poor design, if you've got the copper tube you're lucky, they are meant to help pad out the O ring so it fits.  Obsolete last time I checked and long been missing from my petrol one.  I once managed to squidge 2 O rings in there that worked eventually.  Don't think sealant will help much.  Strangely this time its been put back together it hasn't leaked from there - all got to come apart again though as the new water pump leaks too much - another quality pattern part, apparently they are all useless too.
« Last Edit: October 04, 2008, 08:56:52 by Frankie-Boy »
Glen
1956 88" Station Wagon
1992 VW Transporter Syncro
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