The part that connects the coolant bleed pipe to the radiator broke. I need to find a quick fix.
Is there any pressure on this part? If not, I can try to tape and glue somehting together for now.
Is it possible to buy these connectors seperate? What would I be looking for?

Thanks

 

And can I drive without the bleeder pipe connected?

 

you cannot leave it disconnected. but you can put a piece of hose over the tube and radiator piece clamping them well and then leave the reservoir cap loose to not build pressure in the cooling system till you get a new one

 

Absolutely not, you will lose a lot of coolant as this line is under pressure. Good idea to link the plastic pipe to the rad adaptor with a rubber hose but I would not run the engine with the header tank cap loose as, without pressure in the cooling system, it will most probably boil-over (especially in summer).

 

lol I did this on mine for 3years with a radiator side tank leak and only occasionally had a issue at that's in Houston Texas temps. Finally replaced the radiator last month when the leak went from top off every couple weeks to daily.

 

You can jury rig a hose clamp; a hose just big enough for the radiator nipple and push the pipe down the three or four inch hose as far as it goes, then clamp both ends as tight as you can (I used two clamps on the narrow end). Do this right after you order a new hose from Parts Geek or some other. When I did mine this way it lasted for a weekend trip to Washington DC. By the time I got home, the new hose was on the doorstep. As I have related before, many times, that hose lasted about month: took the car to the local dealer for a free checkup and oil change (Checkered Flag loved me for all the LR buys), checking the car over after I got it home, the hose now had a part number and price tag sticker from the dealer's stock. Even the pros rest their hands on that piece . . .

 

I have done an emergency repair by cutting a short piece of radio aerial hollow tube and scuff the chrome.
Insert tube in the hose and connector with some JB Weld type 2 part epoxy to get me around until the new tube arrived.

bob

 

Thanks all

Did a 1st quick fix:
- A piece of 12mm interior rubber tube over the radiator outlet (inlet?)
- A piece of 12mm exterior/6mm interior hose tube inside that
- The original 6mm pipe (with broken off connector still inside) inside of that
Not the most reliable sollution but it seems to hold and it was more or less all I could get within cycling distance.

Now driving over to get a better quick fix:
- piece of 12mm interior tube to attach to the radiator
- brass 12mm to 6mm hose adapter (buying it from a pro installation shop)
- 6mm interior tube attached to the reservoir
Reduces the number of clamps from 5 to 3 which seems a saver option
And then waiting for the replacement part to arrive

 

Did the same