Hi everyone, have installed an electric fan into my Stag but where the capillary tstat goes into the top hose, it leaks when the engine is running (under pressure). I don’t want to use any form of sealant as I don’t think that’s effective and I don’t have a rubber shroud that goes round the spigot that the hose fits over. Any ideas how I can stop the leak? Thanks
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Niall, I have the same capillary sensor in the top hose. It did leak, even using sealer. So, when I replaced the hoses last time I cut a small section of the old hose, chamfered the edges and cut a groove in the centre for the sensor. I did use a smear of sealer between the new hose and the “made piece” but it’s hidden, and it hasn’t leaked since.
Alternatively Kenlowe and others, do, I believe, sell a silicone insert that does what my made up piece does - if you can get one.
ian F
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I would get the proper thing from Holdens as Brian suggests, it does the job it is designed to do and doesn't leak. I recently removed my Kenlowe as I considered it blocked too much air flow through the rad and was counter productive, but until then never had so much as a weep from the top hose where the capillary tube went in.
RogerWhite TV8 BW35 no mods and now a Dolly Sprint to keep it company
So many cars, so little time!
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I initially had Kenlowe bulb in the top hose but suffered from a persistent small leak. I then fitted this from Revotec https://www.burtonpower.com/water-te...f-revha30.html (not sure if that's the exact one) worked perfectly but it just didn't look right under the Stag's bonnet so I had a my radiator altered so a standard temperature sensor could be screwed directly in the radiator. I also had mounting brackets fitted to directly attach the fan
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1976 Triumph V8 Manual/OD in BRG
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Originally posted by marshman View PostI would get the proper thing from Holdens as Brian suggests, it does the job it is designed to do and doesn't leak. I recently removed my Kenlowe as I considered it blocked too much air flow through the rad and was counter productive, but until then never had so much as a weep from the top hose where the capillary tube went in.
Roger
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Chaps to avoid the water leak issues, i fitted the capillary bulb onto the outside of the sensor nut with a jubilee clip to hold it tight against the sensor and varied the cut in / out temps to suit, not an inside water temp obviously but the temp adjusting wheel doesnt know that
cheers ian
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Originally posted by garyf View Post
has removing the Kenlowe made a difference on your temp gauge Roger?
Look at the attached pics with and without the fan - just look at how much of the radiator gets obscured by the fan, then draw your own conclusions.
RogerAttached FilesLast edited by marshman; 2 December 2019, 10:37.White TV8 BW35 no mods and now a Dolly Sprint to keep it company
So many cars, so little time!
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Thanks for sharing this, Roger. A touch of the "unintended consequences" effect. I substituted a Kenlowe for the VC partly to improve mpg and also as I was spooked with a couple of stories of VCs seizing and eating the rad. At the same time, I fitted a capiliary temp gauge (combined with oil press) so I didn't have a direct comparison on the old temp gauge.
Jonno
White 1976 build ("Mk2") only a few mods
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