Threedogs motor thread

[rusty_nail]

Its a mighty ZD30 what could possibly go wrong.
famous last words.

Least you have a sense of humor about it lol

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[the evil twin]

Pad... 292 Posts and counting

Not much longer and I'll have 5,000 posts and be able to use sarcasm

[macca]

I admit to not knowing a lot about these engines, for you to keep blowing hoses etc there must be a pressure build up.
Main place to get that sort of pressure is from a pot? Reckon there is a head gasket or some other passage allowing pressure in the cooling circuit.
You seem to be like a cartoon character who has run out of hands trying to plug the leaks, stop one and another starts.
Not much help I know, just feel you are not in the right area to find whats wrong, fixing the result not the cause.

[threedogs]

As per a previous post so the same thing didnt post again the motor needs to be running for it to be tested
also from a previous post Ive lined it up to be tested once its going, So again Ill tilt tray it home tomorrow as per a previous post
repair if possible whats leaking as per a previous post and then get it TESTED, I cant be any clearer than that, lol
No doubt others will ask the same thing lol

[taslucas]

Yeah I'm very confused trying to follow this thread too.
So is it getting hot and boiling over which is then pushing out the coolant (water) or is it losing the coolant (water) and therefore getting hot?

When the thermostat housing repair was done it wasn't leaking from there but now it is. Would that mean that if there's a leak there its coincidently gotten a lot worse in a couple of days?

You said it's coming from the thermostat housing but are going to pull bits apart to get to that little hose.

Surely if you start with a dry engine then get a torch and watch closely (even with an extra set of eyes helping) you should be able to zone in on the leak better?

It's been losing coolant (water) for a long time but hasn't been losing it from the thermostat area until yesterday?

Also, as you've been keeping a very close eye on any slight degree change in temperature, I wonder if there's a discrepancy between water vs coolant? If it had coolant in there would it be reading the same temps?

As has been said above, even if money is tight you should really get a few tests done by a professional.



>>>tappin from tassie

[threedogs]

its coming from that area again I dont have xray vision.
I doubt its leaking from the TS housing only that area
again with a torch and xray vision turned off it seems to come from the area
above the TS housing or there abouts, with xray vision turned on I couldn't pin point
to an exact area, AGAIN when its running its getting TESTED professionally.
better turn my xray vision off sons girlfriend just walked in lol

[mudski]

That was because a known 4x4 shop owner who helped here a few years back
did not put coolant in my motor, I did not notice till it was too late.
if not the owner it was his off sider. why do you think I never go there anymore
wouldnt take my lawn motor to them.

I may have brown in the pipes but I dont think any well hope not are corroded
find out soon enough

So its been without coolant for a few years?! If those pipes arent corroded i will be very surprised.

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[jay see]

Glad you can still laugh about.

[threedogs]

So its been without coolant for a few years?! If those pipes arent corroded i will be very surprised.

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Time will tell, time will tell

[trekster]

So im really confused over all this,

You convey yourself over the forum as someone who has alot of knowledge about patrols yet its really only about nads more then anything, but this problem seems to be a big witch hunt.

I'm not sure if tou fall into the knowledgeable category or more into the chick category who drive a vehicle, put fuel in it then when something breaks are unsure as to why...

You say you had work done and by the time you found out it had water in it and not coolant it was too late, how many kms was this? 1,5, 50k km? If it was more then a 1000km then that shows you don't maintain you car well enough and only have yourself to blame for all this.


I honestly see you as having 2 realistic options here:

Take it to a mechanic tell them whats going on and let them fix it properly,

Or

Sell the patrol, buy a toyota corolla which go forever and be done with the whole "modified vehicle" scene as it doesn't seem to suit you.