Thread: TD5 - stopping the top radiator hose rub on air-conditioning compressor

Will have a look at mine for you tomorrow. Across the other side of the air conditioning pipework is another rub point - where the high pressure line can contact the "breather" that comes off the rocker cover.

Yeah put a new hose on

I'm assuming your cooling system is not pressurizing? Mine was doing this when the system was pressurizing from a blown head gasket. All good now that the job's done.
I used an old piece of top hose with cable ties back then to protect the hose, but I also rotated the hose on the outlets to get the best balance of clearance from all the sharp things around.

A good dob of a neutral cure type of silastic on any such area where hoses come in close contact with other hoses or body work works wonders. We have always done this, especially with Defender air conditioning lines.






Erich

You could also do what you did before with the piece of rubber but sheath it with a piece of tin on the out side, so it will rub on the tin .

Looking at the photos it looks like you've added a sandwich plate type sensor at the head end of the hose, I'd say you'd be better shortening the hose at that end.

At the motor end is the white mark on the hose lining up with the mark on the water outlet?
It looks like it may need to be rotated to create the clearance required.

AFAIR I cut about 40MM from the radiator end and mine clears everything and has done a lap of OZ.

Regards Philip A
And I agree that it doesn't look aligned properly.