Coolant Leak in my 80

[Swowie]

Well as the title says i had a coolant leak. It turned out to be the upper lower hose.... That is the hose underneath the AC compressor and the compressor bracket. I had to remove the powersteering pump, unbolt the ac compressor and move it to the side and remove the AC support bracket! PIA... I also had the fan and the raditor shroud off too. While I was in there I changed out every hose I could find on the front of the engine.

I ordered a rebuild kit for the PS pump and I am going to rebuild it tonight. I also found out my AC hose from the condensor to the AC compressor was bad. I am going to replace that and get my system recharged this weekend. It wasn't out of freon yet but it is now...

So that has been my project this weekend and is still on going.

I wouldn't want to have that hose fail on the trail!

When I get done I ill have a newly hosed cooling system and a rebuilt PS pump.

Howie

 

[Cantinero]

Did that last year on my 62 when my water pump failed. I also swapped out both damaged fenders, 1 mutilated wheel well, the radiator core support, and the hood. So while I had the front end off, I replaced every single rubber hose, and every single steel line that needed to be changed. She barely rises in temp above the first idiot gauge line now.