Dickie Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 For Christmas my wife bought me a S3 with a 2.5 Diesel N/A fitted, non runner, from E Bay!!!! the car is an unfinished project and there are all sorts of bits missing that I can, with a bit of searching, find and fit but the bit I'm having trouble with is the radiator top hose. the rad is original S3, the thermostat hosing is (I think) standard 2.5D N/A. I can't find a hose that will connect the two; can anyone help? do I need to make one up? where can I get hose from? should I make up metal pipe (out of 28mm copper?) that gives all the right bends and then connect at each end with hose? I'm confident I can do the job if someone knows how, but have no access to sophisticated workshop kit, just a basic tool kit. I've never done any kind of conversion before, so if this seems like a basic and stupid question, be gentle with me! Are there any other things I should look out for that will need special attention? All help gratefully received! Dickie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 The thermostat housing off your old engine will bolt straight on and then you can use the short 90 deg top hose. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonk Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 wot he ^^^^^^^^^ says, use a series top housing and top hose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR88 Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 In the case you have all cooling system from the 2.5 d, it's worth to swap all parts? What benefits you can have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Train Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Am I the only one more interested in the kind of wife that buys her husband a Land Rover to play with for Christmas? All I got was a dressing gown and a box of chocolates! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR88 Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Am I the only one more interested in the kind of wife that buys her husband a Land Rover to play with for Christmas? All I got was a dressing gown and a box of chocolates! Very helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david1701 Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 where would one aquire such a wife???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatback90 Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 ebay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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