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Old 8th December 2019, 22:54   #6
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Thanks a lot for those points. That top hose could be a point, I had to jack the engine up a long way to do the other work and wonder if there might've been a bit of strain there.


The only "water" I had dropping was from the split hydramount, glucol is the sweet stuff?



One always hopes for the best and it's just been some trapped air. I don't think it was bleed, just left to run without the cap on!


Yes, I got the Haynes some time ago. If it's fine next Tuesday/Wednesday I'll pop the vanity cover off and try and nip up what I now realise is the clutch slave bleed pipe and
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take a look at that top hose where the connection to the head is?


JohnnyBG
Hi John.
To view the Y connection to the head which if faulty & leaking, most of the time its the seal but the Y connection its self gets brittle over time and starts to crumble.

You will need to remove the manifold to get a proper view of said connection photo's below.

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This was one of the worst I saw.
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Some just ned the seal changing.
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New units cost about £20.00
https://www.island-4x4.co.uk/water-h...0l-p-8085.html
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