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mr2kydd1790 · 10-05-2009, 03:22 AM

thanks for all the help guys. as for the leak. yes i did replace the seal and put some rubber sealent around it for extra help. what it did notice though when i had the housin out their was a slight dent on the inside of the housing where the seal fits. it did not look big enough to cause a problem but not sure. and as for the hoses. i noticed the previous owner replaced alot of the hoses and clamps. which could have been where the sand had entered. also the lazy a** left all the stock clamps on the hoses but just simply pushed them down the hoses. not exactly sure why but whatever they dont seem to be bothering the hoses except for the main, bigger one going into the tstat. i am kind of thinking that could be the problem too. because the pressure in the hoses the their has formed a bit of a bulge on the hose from where the old clamp that has been pushed down about 4 inches to the new clamp at the end of the hose clamped down to the housing. i thought maybe because the hose is under pressure from the old clamp it could have cracked it between the new clamp and the old one due to stress. i havent messed with it really because its stored for the winter time. damn minnesota weather keeping me from driving my mr2!!. im thinking on saving some cash and replacing the radiator and triyng to flush the whole system. because their was sand in the radiator i figure theirs sand in the hoses going back to the motor as well. if you have any tips on how to clean the system out to keep my new radiator from cloging again that would be very helpfull. also when i have time to get back to the cities i will try to take some pics and figure out how to put them on here to show what the hoses look like. i still have not had time to completly pinpoint where the antifreeze is spraying from. i was thinking on letting the car get to temp and have someone hold it at high rpm to see if i can see where the antifreeze is spraying. if you have any better ideas on how to find the leak let me kno.

10-05-2009, 03:22 AM	#13 (permalink)
mr2kydd1790 No Skills Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: minnesota Posts: 20 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	thanks for all the help guys. as for the leak. yes i did replace the seal and put some rubber sealent around it for extra help. what it did notice though when i had the housin out their was a slight dent on the inside of the housing where the seal fits. it did not look big enough to cause a problem but not sure. and as for the hoses. i noticed the previous owner replaced alot of the hoses and clamps. which could have been where the sand had entered. also the lazy a** left all the stock clamps on the hoses but just simply pushed them down the hoses. not exactly sure why but whatever they dont seem to be bothering the hoses except for the main, bigger one going into the tstat. i am kind of thinking that could be the problem too. because the pressure in the hoses the their has formed a bit of a bulge on the hose from where the old clamp that has been pushed down about 4 inches to the new clamp at the end of the hose clamped down to the housing. i thought maybe because the hose is under pressure from the old clamp it could have cracked it between the new clamp and the old one due to stress. i havent messed with it really because its stored for the winter time. damn minnesota weather keeping me from driving my mr2!!. im thinking on saving some cash and replacing the radiator and triyng to flush the whole system. because their was sand in the radiator i figure theirs sand in the hoses going back to the motor as well. if you have any tips on how to clean the system out to keep my new radiator from cloging again that would be very helpfull. also when i have time to get back to the cities i will try to take some pics and figure out how to put them on here to show what the hoses look like. i still have not had time to completly pinpoint where the antifreeze is spraying from. i was thinking on letting the car get to temp and have someone hold it at high rpm to see if i can see where the antifreeze is spraying. if you have any better ideas on how to find the leak let me kno.