Threedogs motor thread

[taslucas]

It sounds like there might be nothing wrong with your engine mate and just the cooling system is not up to scratch.

So no ls1 then :-(

>>>tappin from tassie

[jay see]

I'm with Winnie on this one mate and good to do one thing at a time, start with the easiest and cheapest.

Yell out if you need a hand, just not this weekend working.

Yendor, you sure that fan kicks in at 100 degrees, if so that's a good way to check the accuracy of the temp gauge, both original and aftermarket.

[Winnie]

Im a big fan of doing one thing at a time so Ill know what exactly is the problem

Bugger that. I would give the entire cooling system an overhaul. If your problem is fixed at the end of it all, who cares what the problem was. It could be a lot of smaller things too.

[Hodge]

I'm with Winnie on this . Especially with the cooling system most things would need coolant dropped... just bite the bullet if you can and give the whole thing a full flush and change bits while the system is empty.
Especially if that leak solution you poured in blocked up the system even more.

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[threedogs]

Nah this aint gunna work need to pull some favours where possible just stood up for 5 mins and collapsed.
Those that have been here have seen it ,bloody painful I can tell you. ok time to med up I think

[Hodge]

Another question have you taken this to any shops to get the looked at ?

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[threedogs]

NO is a quick answer as I didnt think it was a big deal at the time

[jay see]

Maybe just get it booked in somewhere to find out what is the cause.
Then you can decide on what you can do.

[Cuppa]

TD, I had a compression test done and it passed. And a sniff test or whatever it is. Also passed. Turned out head was cracked over 4 cylinders.
Had similar issues (pressure building overnight etc). May not be what you want to hear, but does sound familiar

.

What does "holding residual pressure for a while after shut down" mean? Coolant not being sucked back into radiator as motor cools down?
Hate to say it but I also think it's sounding like either a cracked head or a cylinder head gasket blowing between cylinders. Given that it runs ok for 20kms or so before playing up I'd guess that the cracked cylinder head is more likely.

[threedogs]

What does "holding residual pressure for a while after shut down" mean? Coolant not being sucked back into radiator as motor cools down?
Hate to say it but I also think it's sounding like either a cracked head or a cylinder head gasket blowing between cylinders. Given that it runs ok for 20kms or so before playing up I'd guess that the cracked cylinder head is more likely.

See thats a new [reco] motor right there,,, as the labour to fix the head gasket is more than a motor
I dont sit on a big pile of money here , I'm on a disability support pension,so options are limited so it may
end up being a boat anchor. Ill try and get most of the cooling system out over the weekend