had a bit of a fright yesterday - need some urgent help
17 September 2008, 12:23 PM
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had a bit of a fright yesterday - need some urgent help
Picked my car up yesterday...... after it being on hols for a while.......
then went and picked up a complete new Air-con system for it.......
coming off a roundabout, up the slip road to the M4........ 'accellerating' away from the roundabout......... there was an ALMIGHTY (and MEAN Almighty) BANG !! from under the bonnet ( I thought someone had let a 12 gauge go in the passenger seat) and Smoke EVERYWHERE............
It came up through the turbo vent on the bonnet....... through the air vents into the cabin......... and there was a tunnel of smoke behind me............
my heart has restarted !!
the connection on the bottom of the intercooler blew aswell...... but didn't realise this till I'd pulled off and rejoined the traffic.....
i need to get some spot welds on the end of the ally pipe to prevent it happening !!
Someone has suggested somehting like this Bead Form I (F660) - Engine - Frost Auto Restoration Techniques rather that the spot welds
Is there anyone Local that can or knows someone that can do something like this at short notice? i.e. before Saturday (Rally Day)
Thanks in advance
Phil
then went and picked up a complete new Air-con system for it.......
coming off a roundabout, up the slip road to the M4........ 'accellerating' away from the roundabout......... there was an ALMIGHTY (and MEAN Almighty) BANG !! from under the bonnet ( I thought someone had let a 12 gauge go in the passenger seat) and Smoke EVERYWHERE............
It came up through the turbo vent on the bonnet....... through the air vents into the cabin......... and there was a tunnel of smoke behind me............
my heart has restarted !!
the connection on the bottom of the intercooler blew aswell...... but didn't realise this till I'd pulled off and rejoined the traffic.....
i need to get some spot welds on the end of the ally pipe to prevent it happening !!
Someone has suggested somehting like this Bead Form I (F660) - Engine - Frost Auto Restoration Techniques rather that the spot welds
Is there anyone Local that can or knows someone that can do something like this at short notice? i.e. before Saturday (Rally Day)
Thanks in advance
Phil
17 September 2008, 12:44 PM
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we don't want to be going down there again !!
Ally welding or whatever the tech term is seems to be a specialist trade that until someone asks you no one seems tro know much about
what about that guy working over at interpro in Thornbury ? thinking on it he was doing stainless stuff I wonder he he can do ally to ?
we don't want to be going down there again !!Ally welding or whatever the tech term is seems to be a specialist trade that until someone asks you no one seems tro know much about
what about that guy working over at interpro in Thornbury ? thinking on it he was doing stainless stuff I wonder he he can do ally to ?
17 September 2008, 12:57 PM
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HOW FAST WAS THIS SORTED !!
Simon,
Thanks for putting me in touch with Dean !!
Dean,
Thanks for putting me in touch with Alimax
Just spoke to them and they said they can do it today....... open till 5pm
So I'm on my way up there later !!
SWEEEEEEEEEEET !
Simon,
Thanks for putting me in touch with Dean !!
Dean,
Thanks for putting me in touch with Alimax
Just spoke to them and they said they can do it today....... open till 5pm
So I'm on my way up there later !!
SWEEEEEEEEEEET !
glad you got it sorted
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17 September 2008, 06:37 PM
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all done !
welded some spots in....
THOROUGHLY recommend them.... AliMax !!
They are soon to be moving to Swansea way
welded some spots in....
THOROUGHLY recommend them.... AliMax !!
They are soon to be moving to Swansea way
even by our standards this has to be some kind of a record 
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It might be worth changing the clamps to murray ones, I had the same problem a couple of months back and resoloved this by replacing the hose with a longer one and replacing the clamps with Murray ones, They garrantee not to blow off!!!!
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17 September 2008, 06:41 PM
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Best I enjoy the downtime now with a cold one..... or 2.... or 3.................
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I'd put 2 jubilee clips on the pipework to make sure it wouldn't happen in the intrim....
the one chap had a hard enough time getting them off and said.... it don't need welding the way tyou've done them !!!
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the one chap had a hard enough time getting them off and said.... it don't need welding the way tyou've done them !!!
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17 September 2008, 09:09 PM
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Christ Phil, I would of been dreading opening the bonnet and expecting to see alot worse!!, glad it was just an intercooler pipe mate
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