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[Rizo]

Oil cooler blew and well you all know the rest 

Rebuilt using s/s oil cooler, new gaskets, thermstat, water pump, timing belt kit, removed the SAI

Flushed the block and heater matrix.

removed rad and flushed. soaked over 72hrs with a proper bio cleaner for oil sludge yet upon refiting it still over heats and over pressurises.

red hot pipes and stone cold rad apart from a slight warm patch up top.

Did compression test and came back at 210-225 across all 6 pots, took 3 cranks to get this figure... not bad for 170k 

so is my rad shot? i reckon its blocked with rust/sludge still

Rizo

[PhilRich]

It looks that way doesn't it

[Rizo]

doh  :-/

however must plod on...

parts list is growing:
Rad
Ball Joints
Drop Links
Shocks and springs all round
Complete OSR handbrake assembly
Exhaust Centres x 2
Clutch at some point too, will get flywheel lightened at that point too.

Its not my daily driver so i can just plod on as an when 

[Marks DTM Calib]

Second hand rad is an option.

I find reverse flushing, soaking in a good cleaner (even traffic film remover or washing powder works!) and then repeat....do a few times and they normaly come good

[Rizo]

well its all sorted now...

Good secondhand Rad and another flush and she sits around 92-95 and only going up to 97 under a ragging  8-)

1 problem down, another to fix 

[Dishevelled Den]

Well done Riz 8-)

[PhilRich]

Nice one
Just the rest to sort now, have fun 

[Rizo]

Went and stripped some parts from a scrapper today.

Got Water Radiator, Washer Fluid Bottle, Fuel Flap, Front Bumper with Fogs, OSR and NSR Handbrake Assembly including shoes/springs/levers/adjusters, inlet temp sensor and front multiram soliniod (sp).

all for £80 and in the right colour for the body panels