thermostat

[Sidb]

No they did not show me the old head as I did not have time to go down to the Garage as I was working through the holidays and did not get back to the garage until after the new year.
You put your trust in people to do a good job but there is always one that will con you I have been down to garage and had it out with him he will never get my custom again.
Yes I changed the smaller hoses also hoses to the turbo.
As I said in my earlier reply you learn by your mistakes sometimes costly ones.

[mikeonb4c]

As I said in my earlier reply you learn by your mistakes sometimes costly ones.

You do indeed. Hindsight is a wonderful thing but not very useful. Best just to move on i've found and as you are doing. Good luck sorting it and keep us posted.

[Bongolia]

No they did not show me the old head as I did not have time to go down to the Garage as I was working through the holidays and did not get back to the garage until after the new year.
You put your trust in people to do a good job but there is always one that will con you I have been down to garage and had it out with him he will never get my custom again.
Yes I changed the smaller hoses also hoses to the turbo.
As I said in my earlier reply you learn by your mistakes sometimes costly ones.

Looking at those two pipes, now I am in work, I can see they are different bore sizes, so that theory is trashed now.
Reading your original post again just to clarify the cylinder head kit you refer to was that a new/recon head or a complete head gasket set?
If it was another head do you suspect he hasnt fitted it or that he may have damaged the replacement?

[ELZE]

No they did not show me the old head as I did not have time to go down to the Garage as I was working through the holidays and did not get back to the garage until after the new year.
You put your trust in people to do a good job but there is always one that will con you I have been down to garage and had it out with him he will never get my custom again.
Yes I changed the smaller hoses also hoses to the turbo.
As I said in my earlier reply you learn by your mistakes sometimes costly ones.

I know how that feels after a burst radiator & having spent £1500 on new radiator, hoses, water pump, cambelt etc, to discover when I got it back the head gasket was blown and the garage failed to notice? All has to be done again!

It is common when a vehicle is overheating not only to remove a thermostat but some peeps drill a hole in it ! another less common problem is a numpty inserting a stat the wrong way if that is possible on a Bongo? ??