The "deliberate mistake" on my breather hose replacement was a missing jubilee clip. I only noticed when I looked at the photo....
Thanks, Benny!
Like your welding, this is a bullet I'm just going to have to bite.... I'm not well enough to do it myself; and, having already spent too many hours and too many pennies on the car, I'm not willing to let it go for something that's relatively simple... -- especially as no harm has yet been done.... I'm thinking of it as 'preventative maintenance'; and avoiding the "oh sh*t" moment that occurred when the cylinder head cracked on my Isuzu....
these puntos are more stronger than people make them out to be, cause they can take a right beating and still be fine, ill admit due to my coolant lost it got below min which screams bad! i know that, but not once did my hg blow like people say they should, as i did a compression test checked the cap all good and funny the car never overheated due to very low coolant all it did was the fan would stay on longer then eventually turn off when its brought the engine back to suitable temperature even then no signs of hg failure it ran sweet as apple pie
id just topped the coolant up and continued to driveagain all being well, your issue is something minor that wont cost an arm and leg for you
