THAT LEAK
RADIATOR HOSE SUUKGii OF ANNOYANCE AND DELAY. Probably no other minor fault commonly encountered by owner-drivers is more annoying than the appearance of leaks in the junctions between the radiator hose and the radiator or engine bloek. Not only must the radiator be regularly refilled v/hen the hose is lcaking, but the escaping water which is usually rust laden, is generally driven back by the fan over the cngine block, where it lodges on plug , insulators, and either causes scr:ous misfiring or partly impairs the effiei- j necy of the ignitlon system. Usually when hose joints begin to leak adjustment is difficult, . and it is often wise to replace the hose. Often, however, the trouble can be cured without remcving the hose by cutting several rtiirr. of sheet metal, about half an ineh wide, and, after loosening the hose clips, placing , these strips of metal under the clips. When the clips ara retightened the metal clips under them are forced tightly into the rubber, increasing its pressure on the pipe beneath, and closing the aperture through' which the water is escaping. ,
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 278, 19 July 1932, Page 6
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183THAT LEAK Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 278, 19 July 1932, Page 6
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