05 iveco daily low loader project

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Next job is to replace the radiator. The brackets I can clean up. Broken bolt in one of em that I can sort. As usual everything corroded. New bolts on order. There is these little steel inserts with rubber on them. I can't find these so will have to make something ffs.

 

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OK. The steel tubes are identical to roll pins so should be able to sort those. Just need to find something similar to the rubbers.

 

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OK. Have come up with a different idea. Eliminate the steel tube. Bigger bolt with rubbers. Should do the same thing.

 

[James1979]

They could be crush tubes?

 

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They could be crush tubes?

They are. Probably because the brackets are made of washing machine metal. Will make new ones later. But for now I will make some rubber spacers

 

[Erie Fred]

IVECO, after years using them I thought this up, Italian Van Electrical Co operation Optional

Known over here as "Spaghetti Mobile's".....

 

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I was able to rescue the old brackets.

 

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Today. Making gaskets

 

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That's the stat housing sorted. Crap idea it is

 

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Water pump and stat housing on. The plastic tube has just slightly gone past it clip. I really do not want to take that lot off again. Am hoping it's sealed.

 

[bricol]

They are. Probably because the brackets are made of washing machine metal. Will make new ones later. But for now I will make some rubber spacers

I'd suggest they are simply spacers - you tighten the bolt that passes through them, so the bolt is tight and doesn't come undone - the tubes ensure there is room for the rubber isolators to actually isolate, as they look to locate on the diameter, keeping the plastic clear of the tube, the rubber flange allowing a bit of axial movement - stop radiator type bits breaking as things flex, warm up etc.

 

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I'd suggest they are simply spacers - you tighten the bolt that passes through them, so the bolt is tight and doesn't come undone - the tubes ensure there is room for the rubber isolators to actually isolate, as they look to locate on the diameter, keeping the plastic clear of the tube, the rubber flange allowing a bit of axial movement - stop radiator type bits breaking as things flex, warm up etc.

This is the old one. As you can see. My new tube has inserted past its retaining clip. Meaning I am not sure if it's insert in the water pump properly

 

[8ob]

Water pump and stat housing on. The plastic tube has just slightly gone past it clip. I really do not want to take that lot off again. Am hoping it's sealed.

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Strange that both tubes appear too long, has the head had a savage skim in a past life?
If all of the thermostat housing and waterpump bolts were slackened off would there be enough jiggle room on the bolts/studs in the holes to gain a tad of space?

Bob

 

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Strange that both tubes appear too long, has the head had a savage skim in a past life?
If all of the thermostat housing and waterpump bolts were slackened off would there be enough jiggle room on the bolts/studs in the holes to gain a tad of space?

Bob

Have sorted it now. Took it all over and reset the clips and the tube

 

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New rad and restored brackets. New fixings. Job done.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

New rad and restored brackets. New fixings. Job done.

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Is that the one with a temp/pressure switch that screws into the rad?

The threads are easy to cross when refitting.
Start to fit it, then add a blob of silicon grease.

 

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Is that the one with a temp/pressure switch that screws into the rad?

The threads are easy to cross when refitting.
Start to fit it, then add a blob of silicon grease.

Thankfully no. That temp/pressure is located on the thermostat housing

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Thankfully no. That temp/pressure is located on the thermostat housing

The plastic or alloy one?

The plastic one will love some silicon grease, the alloy one a smear of light oil.

 

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The plastic or alloy one?

The plastic one will love some silicon grease, the alloy one a smear of light oil.

Alloy one. I made a thin gasket for it.

 

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It's running now. On with the next jobs.