Bypass hose
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Bypass hose
A quick question. Wanting to replace the hoses on my daughters Minor. Can the bypass hose be removed / replaced without removing the cylinder head. When I replaced it on my Minor I had had the cylinder head off anyway. Thanks for any advice.
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Re: Bypass hose
The by-pass hose can be removed without removing the head by cutting it away piece by piece.
If the car is needed urgently fit a new convoluted hose for the present and fit a solid hose at a later date.
https://www.morrisminorspares.com/cooli ... ps-p829616
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If the car is needed urgently fit a new convoluted hose for the present and fit a solid hose at a later date.
https://www.morrisminorspares.com/cooli ... ps-p829616
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275403085107 ... R-7D2vnlYg
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Re: Bypass hose
Or just remove the water pump
Re: Bypass hose
Or just remove the water pump
Plus Water Pump Gasket 88G215 , unless you're very lucky removing the pump temporally, leaving the gasket undamaged !
Bob
Plus Water Pump Gasket 88G215 , unless you're very lucky removing the pump temporally, leaving the gasket undamaged !
Bob
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Re: Bypass hose
If you decide to remove the water pump that involves removing the radiator so make sure that the four radiator mounting bolts can be undone.
The convoluted bypass hose can be changed in about 20 min total.
The convoluted bypass hose is not the ideal solution but it does get you out of a fix.
The convoluted bypass hose can be changed in about 20 min total.
The convoluted bypass hose is not the ideal solution but it does get you out of a fix.
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Re: Bypass hose
Thanks all. I know about removing the pump, pump gasket, radiator, etc. thanks having done all of these things before.
I just wanted to know if it was possible to get the bypass hose, as sold by ESM, with the “concertina profile” onto the water pump / cylinder head connectors without removing either the cylinder head or the pump.
The suggestion is that it can …. so all well and good.
Sometimes there is a tendency, on this really excellent forum, for discussion to go off on a tangent? Best wishes.
I just wanted to know if it was possible to get the bypass hose, as sold by ESM, with the “concertina profile” onto the water pump / cylinder head connectors without removing either the cylinder head or the pump.
The suggestion is that it can …. so all well and good.
Sometimes there is a tendency, on this really excellent forum, for discussion to go off on a tangent? Best wishes.
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Re: Bypass hose
With a corrugated hose it can be done but it is a bit fiddly and you need a lot of patience.
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Re: Bypass hose
When working in the BMC garage replacing the straight bypass hose on the classic Mini was a regular task and the convoluted hose was the most used for replacement. The access to the bypass hose on a classic Mini is much worse than a Minor and replacing it could be done without removing anything other than the old bypass hose.
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Re: Bypass hose
It’s a horrible job. The silicone concertina type hoses are very long lasting but in fact they are so rigid they do not really squash down so are almost as difficult to replace as a straight hose. Last time I did this I removed the radiator for better access. Even then there was bad language and I cut my knuckles
1969 1098cc Convertible “Xavier” which I have owned since 1989.
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Re: Bypass hose
Well here's a random fact for those who didn't know....
The original by-pass (according to the AKD3541) was the concertina type, but was superseded by the straight one....
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The original by-pass (according to the AKD3541) was the concertina type, but was superseded by the straight one....
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Re: Bypass hose
The original by-pass (according to the AKD3541) was the concertina type, but was superseded by the straight one....
Operational (expected life before failure) or cheapness considerations? We’ll likely never know….?
Does say both were rubber back in the dim past.
Operational (expected life before failure) or cheapness considerations? We’ll likely never know….?
Does say both were rubber back in the dim past.
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Re: Bypass hose
It’s the same diameter as heater hose actually so you can just use reinforced heater hose. I keep a piece of heater hose in the boot but I think it’s wishful thinking that I’d actually be able to fit it by the side of the road!
1969 1098cc Convertible “Xavier” which I have owned since 1989.
Stephen
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