Re: Buying a Dexta special? in france
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2023 3:24 pm
I have added photos to show the hole in the exhaust where the down pipe meets the silencer. Also a missing bolt filled with crud where the down pipe meets the exhaust manifold at the top.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CXzkaT ... share_link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ca35bn ... share_link
This would be an easy fix. I am happy to get a new one and replace the down pipe and silencer. Unless there is a reason to prefer patching it up versus replacing.
Also added a photo showing a small crevice that stands out on the right side of the engine block seam behind the heating element. Is that anything to be concerned about?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CXzkaT ... share_link
Finally a video of me driving it in low second gear slowly. You can hear a distinct higher pitched rhythmic ringing which seems to come from the front fan assembly area. It sounds to me like the bearings for the water pump maybe? The previous owner suggested he thinks the water pump needs replacing and that the heating element doesn't work.
I will test the heating element to see if it glows red.
I wont remove the pump until I have tried replacing the radiator hoses, they are hard. The leaking of coolant seems to be coming from either the lower mid section of the hose which looks cracked on the underside. But also, The leaking seems to come from where the lower hose connects to the water pump housing?, will add a photo of that:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CfZiDq ... share_link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CyTToZ ... share_link
The top radiator hose seems completely dry but hard
Either way will try not to remove/replace anything that is not confirmed broken like you mentioned.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CXzkaT ... share_link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ca35bn ... share_link
This would be an easy fix. I am happy to get a new one and replace the down pipe and silencer. Unless there is a reason to prefer patching it up versus replacing.
Also added a photo showing a small crevice that stands out on the right side of the engine block seam behind the heating element. Is that anything to be concerned about?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CXzkaT ... share_link
Finally a video of me driving it in low second gear slowly. You can hear a distinct higher pitched rhythmic ringing which seems to come from the front fan assembly area. It sounds to me like the bearings for the water pump maybe? The previous owner suggested he thinks the water pump needs replacing and that the heating element doesn't work.
I will test the heating element to see if it glows red.
I wont remove the pump until I have tried replacing the radiator hoses, they are hard. The leaking of coolant seems to be coming from either the lower mid section of the hose which looks cracked on the underside. But also, The leaking seems to come from where the lower hose connects to the water pump housing?, will add a photo of that:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CfZiDq ... share_link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CyTToZ ... share_link
The top radiator hose seems completely dry but hard
Either way will try not to remove/replace anything that is not confirmed broken like you mentioned.