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Re: head gasget
« Reply #15 on: 24 December 2011, 23:08:23 »
oh trust me ive made aa and rac look idiots on more than one occasion so will agree with you there
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Re: head gasget
« Reply #16 on: 24 December 2011, 23:15:14 »
Quote from: RobG on 24 December 2011, 22:57:50
Quote from: adey2 on 24 December 2011, 22:53:17
are all pipes getting hot, id be more thinking along lines of thermostat or possible water pump if none getting warm
OP says hose/s get warm, if a differential in temp between top & bottom hoses could possibly be rad core partial blockage
Sorry, that is complete 'dangle berries'. The only reason for having the radiator is to create a temperature differential to cool the engine. Hot water in at the top, cooler water out of the bottom.
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Re: head gasget
« Reply #17 on: 24 December 2011, 23:24:27 »
if moving down the road through cooler air yes, but sitting on a driveway ticking over its not
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Re: head gasget
« Reply #18 on: 27 December 2011, 16:54:17 »
Quote from: RobG on 24 December 2011, 22:49:20
Quote from: bigyin54 on 24 December 2011, 22:44:03
;D so do you think the head gasket is gone or not :y ???
What`s the bottom hose doing Ralf?
he said the bottom hose go hard as well
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Re: head gasget
« Reply #19 on: 27 December 2011, 16:57:57 »
Quote from: adey2 on 24 December 2011, 23:08:23
oh trust me ive made aa and rac look idiots on more than one occasion so will agree with you there
who cant make them look idiots i have done it with my car and a astra they said the head gasket and it was the rad
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Re: head gasget
« Reply #20 on: 29 December 2011, 01:08:59 »
It doesn't sound like a head gasket to me...

However I'm no expert. Is there any mayo on the dipstick or filler cap? Is the coolant a rusty colour? Lastly what is the engine temperature like? And is it loosing any water??

No disrespect to the RAC man but I wouldn't say squeezing a radiator hose was any way to confirm HG failure.

To be sure you could compression test each cylinder - very quick, easy and conclusive test

Are you still driving the car? If so, you'll soon find out for sure  :P
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Re: head gasget
« Reply #21 on: 29 December 2011, 08:56:28 »
when car is running is there any bubbles in the expansion bottle
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