Pug 306 radiator change

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Sat 10 Sep 2005 17:35
Pug 306 radiator change - trumpy
today i decided to swap the radiator on a 1997 306 TD. i read here on the forum that it is a bit tricky and yes it did turn out to be! I got everything back in started to fill up and guess what, yup it leaked. now you have probably heard about the nightmare bottom hose. i got this back on ok but inside there is an o ring, i have obviously not quite got it right, what i need to know is what is the best way to do this. what i did was to put the o ring into the radiator then push the fitting into it but i must of pushed the o ring through thus letting the water out.
Any help would be great, and if you have accomplished this then well done you.

Thanks
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Sun 11 Sep 2005 18:41
Pug 306 radiator change - cholin
Not sure if this helps as I'm not familiar with the 306 but on the 406 the "O" ring sits in a groove on the male end of the hose and I was advised to grease (vaseline?) it before shoving it in the female connector on the radiator. Which incidentaly I forgot to do but appear to have got away with it.
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Sun 11 Sep 2005 23:21
Pug 306 radiator change - dieselhead
It's very easy to distort the plastic end of the hose or damage the clips when removing it so it will never seal. If you can't get it to seal using grease (put the seal in the recess in the radiator first i think) then buy a new bottom hose. (done 2 306 radiators and both needed new bottom hoses to stop leaks)
Fit the hose to the radiator before fitting to car to check for leaks then fit radiator/hose assembly to car if it's ok (need a mate to lower radiator in while you pull hose through inner wing as it can get damaged very easily.
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