Coolant hoses not sealing

[Guinney1971]

Phil,

I know the bits you mean - I was under Flopsy changing hoses after one blew on the M1 last year and my cooling system emptied in about 4 seconds

I bought some nice blue silicon chav hose and some new stainless hose clips, but also, when I fitted the new hoses, I got some sandpaper and rubbed all the crud off the metal pipes to make sure there was as good a seal as poss. Its a little tip I remember from my days as a part time tyre fitter, because alloys used to corrode and then the tyre wouldnt seal. Hah, that was in the 'good old days' of rubbing down the inside of the wheel rim and fitting an inner tube just to make sure! :lol:

Hope this helps,