Antifreeze boiling over and Engine overheating - Please help

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Re: Antifreeze boiling over and Engine overheating - Please help

Post by mikexgough » Sat Jan 16, 2010 10:58 am

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corrour wrote:We tested it with gas test liquid and there seemed no trace but when removing the cap to do it it chucked the coolant out.n there was a lot of pressure.
there seems to be plenty of flow at the bottom hose gets nice n warm but cooler than the top. There may be hope but i am expecting the worst.

john :(
Hmmm - strange. Out of interest, was there any sign of rusty lookng coolant rust stained expansion tank?
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Re: Antifreeze boiling over and Engine overheating - Please help

Post by corrour » Sat Jan 16, 2010 1:56 pm

No signs of rust or crap bottle very clean.
All coolant replaced but the stuff that came out wasnt discoloured.

Hoping for the best Prepeared for the worst. In the Trusted Hands of ian Taylor now.

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Re: Antifreeze boiling over and Engine overheating - Please help

Post by corrour » Wed Jan 27, 2010 12:04 pm

Head replaced by Ian Taylor First Class Job

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Re: Antifreeze boiling over and Engine overheating - Please help

Post by mikexgough » Wed Jan 27, 2010 2:04 pm

Glad your all sorted....... I bet the road to the Highlands beckons.... :D
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