HELP! Heater matrix pipe snapped!?!?

[vibrating_Cake]

Whats happened is, the pipe going through the bulkhead to the heater matrix has snapped off, taking half of the plastic pipe that protrudes through the bulkhead from the heater matrix itsself.

there is about 10mm of pipe left sticking out of the bulkhead, not enough to clamp to tbh!

 

is there anything i can do to fix this without a new heater matrix box (mk3 capri??) like some brass pipe or something

 

the trouble is also, the reason this has happened is because the zetec is wider than the pinto, and under the carbies is where this pipe joins, and its very close to the block so it occasionally rubs and gets rocked by the engine (which is what i think has work hardened the plastic pipe before snapping it)

 

so is there anything that i can do (while im there fixing it) to bring the pipe out at an angle towards the inner wings??)

 

any ideas please! this is my daily, i can block the heater off for now until i find a solution, but it isnt the best solution by far lol?

[sambo]

Hmmm not sure mate, but i can tell you that when i had a leaking heater matrix, me old man, soldered it all up with a copper pipe and it worked a treat.

[caprinerd]

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