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Paula

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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. Don’t like the look of this head bolt. It’s the nut end
  4. These? https://www.minispares.com/product/Classic/Engine/Cylinder_heads/Studs_bolts_nuts/CAM4545.aspx?100409&ReturnUrl=/search/classic/head nuts.aspx|Back to search
  5. I'll do the head gasket first and then check again. Sounds so simple when you say it fast!
  6. 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
  7. 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?
  8. This isn’t waterless. So horse water is fine if you need too. That’s what I thought anyway
  9. This stuff https://shop.tssc.org.uk/product/forlife-radiator-fluid-5-litres
  10. I use it in the van too. I hope it's not doing that
  11. I ordered it from the club shop. I’ll check for that. Be interesting to see if the old one has the hole I use 4 life coolant. Have for a few years now
  12. 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.
  13. I’m not sure where it came from. I just noticed the puddle after shopping. I should probably look how full the bottle is!
  14. Cheers. I just went for a drive. Everything’s fine. I’ll order a new rad cap and thermostat just to be sure.
  15. 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?
  16. They were those ‘inserts’ they made a horrible noise so they had to go!
  17. I’ve emailed them. I’m sure they’ll sort me out.
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