flying otters
Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 7:39 pm
Hello everyone, I had my head under the bonnet this afternoon
tinkering with the pop-up headlights with the engine running when
there was a loud 'pop'. After picking myself up I discovered that
the otter switch in the rad had blown out of the grommet. I replaced
the otter switch and rubber grommet a couple of years ago and
noticed at the time that the grommet was a flimsier design than the
old one. Being a horder I kept the old grommet which I have
reinstalled and it grips the otter switch much firmer than the newer
one. After this experience I will be fitting something to stop this
happening again, possibly just a cable tie around the switch and top
hose outlet. I once had an Alfa engine ruined after losing the
water, by the time I realised what was happening the damage was done.
Regards
Ken
+2S
tinkering with the pop-up headlights with the engine running when
there was a loud 'pop'. After picking myself up I discovered that
the otter switch in the rad had blown out of the grommet. I replaced
the otter switch and rubber grommet a couple of years ago and
noticed at the time that the grommet was a flimsier design than the
old one. Being a horder I kept the old grommet which I have
reinstalled and it grips the otter switch much firmer than the newer
one. After this experience I will be fitting something to stop this
happening again, possibly just a cable tie around the switch and top
hose outlet. I once had an Alfa engine ruined after losing the
water, by the time I realised what was happening the damage was done.
Regards
Ken
+2S