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There is a chap here in Stoke on Trent who deals in used LDV's and nothing else. He carries spares and breaks them too. You could give him a ring and pick his brains if you like. Its called Siddall's and the phone number is 01782519152
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I would do it sooner rather then later before it bursts and scalds you or a passenger
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You can always join the inlet and outlet together bypassing the heater until you have time to repair it
baconbarm
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That's a good idea.
You may have guessed im not fully clued up on mechanics, brake pads and oil change are about as far as I go.
Could I just pop off the inlet /outlet pipes at the tank then put a loop of pipe in place?
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correct, it'd do for the summer 
normally what i do is remove the longest pipe and just pop it in place where the other pipe originates. Doesnt matter if it kinks abit as it doesnt have to flow and sometimes better if it doesnt flow coz it can short circuit the main rad.
normally what i do is remove the longest pipe and just pop it in place where the other pipe originates. Doesnt matter if it kinks abit as it doesnt have to flow and sometimes better if it doesnt flow coz it can short circuit the main rad.
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correct, it'd do for the summer
normally what i do is remove the longest pipe and just pop it in place where the other pipe originates. Doesnt matter if it kinks abit as it doesnt have to flow and sometimes better if it doesnt flow coz it can short circuit the main rad.
Cheers bud, il do just that.
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I once bought a Escort estate off the ebay for £25. It was basically sound apart from apparently a heater matrix leak and a head gasket problem. I decided to give the car a good going over and ended up welding a sill and repairing the battery box. To change the matrix meant taking the whole dash out. Quite a job but as I had the welding to do I wasn't too bothered. I got a new matrix and when I removed the old one I decided to pressure test it and guess what? There was nothing wrong with it! Although both the pipe clamps were tight upon removal I reckon it was leaking from one and going into the car! Moral of this story, check the pipe clamps before embarking on a long job just to ensure it is the matrix.
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If its pug/citroen based then my money is on a rotten matrix, they seem to be made from the thinnest, cheapest ally that can be found. l don't know what evolved in changing one in a van but to do one in a car you have to remove the dashboard and heater box, it will take about a day and it really helps to have an assistant to drop & refit the dash.
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MK 3 escort you could remove matrix without removing dash
