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Author Topic: How long should a 5 minute job take?Thanks to Omegod, I have a nice clear expans  (Read 2161 times)

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Than ks to Omegod, I now have a nice clear expansion tank, which I went to fit today - yeah, 5 minute job, surely?
THREE hours later, after several scratches and bruises due to battling with those F***ING hoses and clips, it's in, no leaks and all working fine!
The memory of the pain will soon fade and I will have the joy of being able to see the coolant now - even the plain water that I tested it with.
Actually, the job was intended to be flushing out my soon-to-be-replaced ( I hope) radiator, but the pot lady arrived whilst I was undeer the car draining the radiator, so when the tank was empty, I decided to fit the "new" one.
Still, I'm a happy bunny now!  :y ;D 8)

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5 minute jobs ALWAYS take over an hour Ron!  ::)

It's the law!  ;D
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5 minute jobs ALWAYS take over an hour Ron!  ::)

It's the law!  ;D

When I was young sex was the exact opposite. A leisurely one hour leg-over usually lasted less than 5 minutes......including the post shag ciggy. :)
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Perhaps it would have gone quicker if you had opened the bonnet?  ;)
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NOW you tell me!  ::)

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Bloody hell Ron 3 hours  :o it only took me 30 seconds to take it off the breaker  ;D  Glad you are happy with it  :y
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Yes, but I had my (autistic) son "helping" me!
What took the time was dealing with those **** clips - and getting the hoses back and re-clipped properly. I develpoed quite an interesting vocabulary.....

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Were you using something like these locking pliers? Quick spray on the clips with WD40 lock them open, spin them left to right a bit to oil them up on the pipework, they come off super easy. Just clean when refitting, job jobbed quickly  :y

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I used pipe spanners - similar, but don't lock, which was part of the problem. They came undone ok and slid along the hose, and PTFE-loaded WD40 eventually got the hoses off (and, more importantly, back on to the new tank agaion), but then I overshot when putting the clip back on the hose. After giving it my opinion, I took it all off and started again!
Another time-consuming battle was removing the blacl hose clip on the engine end of the tank, and even more Anglo-Saxon getting it back.....

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You just need more practice Ron.  :y ;D
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I'm out of practice with sex, too - any nubile young ladies care to help there, too?  :D

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If you don't have a dream.......
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.........your a realist.  :D
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Do yerself a favour - get some of these (or similar) :

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Flexible-Long-Reach-Locking-Hose-Clamp-Removal-Pliers-Ratchet-Tool-Clip-Band-6-5-/131766718198?epid=522541930&hash=item1eade88ef6:g:yB0AAOSwgApW-8OZ

They're cheap, they're cheerful, and probably won't last more than a few weeks continuous use, but, contrary to all my expectations they actually do what they're supposed to do. In the past I've spent hours trying to get those wretched pipe clamps done/undone/moved using mole grips, pliers etc. These things do the job in a jiffy and can get into all those awkward places where the pliers just won't go.
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