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reecegsi
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Registered: 16th Mar 11
Location: birmingham
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18th Oct 11 at 17:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hello

i have a problem all that needs doin now is water hoses all done except the heater matrix one as its a bastard my inlet is literraly 2 finger tips away from it i can send pic to someone to show its seriously close

how has everybody got around this?
scunnylad
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Registered: 11th Jun 08
Location: Ashby, North Lincolnshire
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18th Oct 11 at 19:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i struggled with the same problem to start with but i foulnd with the proper conversion hose kit it fitted better.
reecegsi
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18th Oct 11 at 20:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What the roose ones?
redtopnutta
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Registered: 14th Mar 11
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18th Oct 11 at 22:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
your supposed to attach them pipes to the heater matrix before sticking in the engine!
scunnylad
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18th Oct 11 at 23:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeah thats what im using
reecegsi
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18th Oct 11 at 23:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Thats why there hard to fit lol and yh im gonna try get some roose hoses its super tight thoe
davieslim
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Registered: 15th Sep 08
Location: Glasgow City
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19th Oct 11 at 00:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ive always fitted the hoses on to the car after the engines been fitted, roose hoses are the brillaint, i wouldnt go anywhere else now
corsadonk
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Registered: 4th Jul 09
Location: Marlborough, Wiltshire
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19th Oct 11 at 18:24   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Try doing it from underneath.
reecegsi
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19th Oct 11 at 20:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Tryed underneath on top lol everything but no luck think im gonna have to go roose would they sell just the one hose for the matrix?
corsav6_mut
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Registered: 17th Feb 10
Location: lincoln
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19th Oct 11 at 20:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ye they don't just do kits. Just tell him which 1 you want.
davieslim
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Registered: 15th Sep 08
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20th Oct 11 at 00:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
reecegsi theres 2 different manaifolds one has a extra pice of cast that sits right in line with the matrix hose, whats yours like? picture?
SportBoy
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Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Retford, Nottinghamshire
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20th Oct 11 at 11:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
think i cut abit off the end of my matrix when i did mine as iirc there are like 2 swages on the outlet.
reecegsi
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Registered: 16th Mar 11
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20th Oct 11 at 15:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yh thats mine davieslim got a chunk hanging down i looked on mates let same shell his inlet smaller so looked at couple xes and there inlets ant got the chunk i have hanging how could i get rid of it? Or how could i go round it?

Thanks
Terry12
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Registered: 24th Sep 07
Location: Manchester
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20th Oct 11 at 19:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by SportBoy
think i cut abit off the end of my matrix when i did mine as iirc there are like 2 swages on the outlet.


I did exactly the same to one of the pipes on my matrix. I fitted the pipework after installing the engine.
reecegsi
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Registered: 16th Mar 11
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20th Oct 11 at 19:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Have you had any problems with hose coming off under pressure? I really need to sort this problem but i cant figure anything out???
Terry12
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Registered: 24th Sep 07
Location: Manchester
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21st Oct 11 at 11:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I've had no issues at all. Originally I used Vauxhall hoses and later updated them to Roose items. I've had no issues with any water hoses in over 2 years.
reecegsi
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Registered: 16th Mar 11
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21st Oct 11 at 15:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ok well i have just ordered all hoses that are needed from roose should be here wendsday so all is good and now im broke lol

[Edited on 21-10-2011 by reecegsi]

 
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