t piece hose.

[aug081451]

hi all, can anyone HELP? the T piece on the radiator hose "THE PLASTIC ONE" is leaking, do i have to drain the rad; to replace this? or just take off the old one and put NEW one on . advice please, would be gratefull, thanks peter

[mcspider]

it is adviced that the plastic tee piece be replaced by a stainless steel one made by a very nice man on here Gerry3 take a look here http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=34739&highlight=gerry+tee hope this helps

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- - - do i have to drain the rad; to replace this? - - -

To remove/refit a T-piece, you must do a partial drain down, until the coolant level is below the joints you will work on. You can just slacken the lowest T-piece clip and allow the coolant to drain. You won't lose very much, but ensure you top it back up with 50% OAT solution to the correct level. I'd suggest replacing the silly spring clips with proper Jubilees.

TC

[aug081451]

thanks for the info will get it sorted NOW , peter.