Blyton track day

[turbonutter]

As my mate said "Have you broken a mirror this week?"

I was looking forward to it as well! I may try to get the rad repaired so I can leave the car at the tuners to sort while i am away at work. I leave again on Tuesday.....

[Sando]

Shoot! Think someone somewhere has a model with pins in it trying to voodoo us all.
Would epoxy metal do it Neil ? I had to run some down around the end of some of my tubes too after the Chatsworth escapade. Worked a treat.
Hope you can somehow still make it after you started all this off!
don't give in!
Bobbler

[turbonutter]

Hi Bob,

Glad someone is thinking - when it went, I just gave up I think, like you say someone has a voodoo doll and loads of pins!!!!!

I hadnt thought about epoxy metal, Any particular favourite brand?

as its just a pin hole, i guess it would be prudent to enlarge the hole a bit so the epoxy goes in and helps it grip, or will it just stick on the top if i rough it up??

Anyway thanks for the Idea, I might make it yet - Still need to go to AET though to see if they can sort the Engine propperly, but I guess the epoxy will dry in an hour or so, so time to do it tomorrow!

Cheers

[Cadami]

I used a generic epoxy putty on my swirl pot ali welded jic fitting...the weld was leaking!! Worked a treat but now replaced. I just wrapped it around the affected area....sticks like poo....

[Monte76]

Where there's a will there's a way, don't give up just yet guys, we're all looking forward to seeing your cars in action at Blyton, keeping our fingers crossed for a full turn out.

vince.

[turbonutter]

I used a generic epoxy putty on my swirl pot ali welded jic fitting...the weld was leaking!! Worked a treat but now replaced. I just wrapped it around the affected area....sticks like poo....

Cheers

First stop tomorrow - auto spare shop
then off to get the engine sorted - Hopefully blyton will be on again!

[ProtoTipo]

Got home and there is a hole in the radiator where one of the tubes is welded to the end tank.

I could ask my brother (here) if that's weld-able Neil, but we're nearly two hours up the road, and I've not asked yet.

[turbonutter]

Could you ask what he would reccomend as a temporary fix. I really want to do it in situ if possible! My plan was to remove the cracked section and epoxy over the holes in the end tanks.

[ProtoTipo]

I'll ask Neil. It's difficult without being able to see the exact problem.

I remember him fixing a coolant leak with epoxy, on a 16v Vauxhall engined Escort at the first service on the Tour of Mull (at night).
It worked, and lasted for the rest of the rally.

[turbonutter]

The core is cracked at the headder tank. Anyway I am going to cut out the leaking core at both ends and try epoxy over the holes in the headder. Using evo-stik hard and fast metal putty. I need to get the car moving to try to fix the mapping! Results to follow