Okay so thermo went in and all was good, it was a little warm due to needing a new rad (bottom half of mine has collapsed new one should be sorted this week) anyway I went to the petrol station today which is 14 miles. didn't give it a hammering but did put my foot down now and again (country roads) anyway Just when I pulled in the started jerking and running really rough I/e not on all cylinders and smoking a lot out of the exhausts, I knocked it off and waited 20 mins for my old man to come out, it cooled and still ran rough upon start up. I wacked a bit of fuel in and I drove home v steady while he followed, I got about 7 miles and apparently it looked like water was coming out of the exhaust then steam out of the engine bay, A lot of it, it was coming spraying water (rusty due to rad) out of the overflow pipe on the expansion tank again as well...we stopped knocked on a locals door for some water topped it up an got it steady home again. but it just started to steam again when I pulled into the drive.
I've ordered some plugs, was thinking of leads but should be able to get a volt meter and test the leads, or should I just buy them?
New overheating
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P.s belts are squealing, could the water pump be goosed?
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Turbo, N/A, rev?
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sorry again keep forgetting the spec.
It's a 91 Jap N/A
It's a 91 Jap N/A
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anyone got an idea? sorry to bump just hopefully I will spend the day on thurs looking at the car so want an idea of where to start
Cheers
Cheers
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sounds more like a air lock if you'd just changed the thermostat. squealing belts result of coolant spraying on them?
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That sir could be true, christ knows how it's still air locking, I spend aaages doing it!! like half hour haha
anyway new rad etc should help.
anyway new rad etc should help.
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Right I've changed the sparks to nkg iridiums and all seems will so hopefully it was a failed spark and no other probs will arise with that.
Tomorrow I should be able to spend the day either changing the exhaust (if the rest arrives tomorrow) or changing the rad...depends also on the weather aha.
Tomorrow I should be able to spend the day either changing the exhaust (if the rest arrives tomorrow) or changing the rad...depends also on the weather aha.