I wasn’t planning on doing anything apart from cleaning it up and a new gasket.
Can anything be done about the waterways?
oh the thermostat didn’t have a hole or pin in it
The gasket looks good to me. I haven't cleaned it up yet but i can't see a definite fault. Is this the stud?
https://www.jamespaddock.co.uk/head-stud-long-16002-liter-mk1-3
These?
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Re torquing the head didn’t work. But I’ve a confession to make!
I set the torque wrench to 62 not 42! My bad eyesight read the numbers wrong.
I torqued about 6 of them before thinking this doesn’t feel right. Then once I realised my mistake I just did the rest as tight as I dared.
So as long as I haven’t ruined everything I guess a new head gasket is the next step.
oh dear
Just got back from a test drive and I’ve got the bubbling head gasket thing again. At the front on the engine behind the water pump.
I’m pretty sure it wasn’t doing that yesterday. I guess it’s time to tighten the head bolts and hope for the best again?
Yes, it was wet under the radiator when I got back home. Also it was 1ltr low.
it was red too.
i was convinced it was the radiator, but it just dried up and that was that.
After a drive to Sainsbury’s (about 2 miles) Feargal decided to sick up 1ltr of coolant in the car park.
I drove home with him overheating slightly and let him cool off.
I’ve topped him up and run him up (and beyond a bit) temperature and it all looks fine. The only wetness I can see is at The base of the radiator but that soon dried up and he’s all happy.
has the bottom drain plug got a pressure release valve on it?
anything I should worry about?