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Hi guys I have a problem, upon reinstalling my wbx in my bug I have found that the hose flange has a crack in it and is leaking.   Now I am trying to get hold of a replacement one but they very hard to find because they are obsolete parts and because these engines are getting rare and coveted. So I have considered making one but the dickie bow style O ring is a problem. I have thought about using a flat rubber gasket but am unsure if this will work due to the heat. Any ideas? Thanks. |
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nutter81
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does it need to be a "dickie bow" oring or can it just be a round one as if its just round it could be easy to make
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I guess but it's copying the recess for the O-ring that's the problem.
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B-8-D
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just make one from steel and use a std paper gasket and some wellseal....
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BiAS
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^^Yeah that
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(car+wheels)-rideheight=WIN
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just make one from steel and use a std paper gasket and some wellseal.... si that simple eh... will get on it, thanks. |
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if making one from steel is beyond you , you could try jb weld
theres a similar flang on the polo , i was too tight to buy a new one , so i vee'd the crack really well and built up 2 layers of the jb weld
didnt really expect it to last but it has
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91 golf g60, 89 golf 16v , 88 polo breadvan
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I have used Liquid Metal before and i do love it but this has a crack in the side of it and as it's plastic I doubt it would work. I need a more reliable solution.
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squeeze me but whats a wbx and whats a bug?
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69 Plymouth Fury Convertible
75 Range Rover 2 door
82 Range Rover 4 door
84 Range Rover 4 door
78 Datsun 120Y 2 door
78 Datsun 120Y Coupe
78 Datsun 620 Pickup
81 Datsun Urvan E23
86 Datsun Vanette van
98 Electric Citroen Berlingo
00 Electric Peugeot Partner
02 Electric Citroen Berlingo
76 Honda C50
04 Berlingo Multispace petrol
07 Land Rover 130
15 Nissan E-NV200
15 Fiat Ducato
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jb weld should work as long as you do it right.
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Find some scrap plastic of the same type then use a soldering iron to melt it into the crack. Plastic welding! Sorted!
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Peugeot 307sw - Suzuki SV650S - MX5.
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don't see theres a huge amount of choice
buy new
have one made £££
repair with plastic weld and /or jb weld
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91 golf g60, 89 golf 16v , 88 polo breadvan
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Another possibility is Araldite. If you follow the instrustions to the letter, it's very durable. I've even heard of people using it to repair cracked blocks, and it's held for a couple of years.
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PT Cruiser
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RobinJI
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squeeze me but whats a wbx and whats a bug? A bug is a Volkswagen Beetle, and a WBX engine is a Subaru engine. I happen to have stephanhipwell's thread in my bookmarks, so have a link  |
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squeeze me but whats a wbx and whats a bug? A bug is a Volkswagen Beetle, and a WBX engine is a Subaru engine. I happen to have stephanhipwell's thread in my bookmarks, so have a link Class, it's a VW WBX out of a T3 van, it has same internals as a Type4 engine but bigger bore and water-cooled. Seems I may have to have a go at making one. |
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