Help! Coolant problems

dhracer · May 07, 2007, 07:54:32 PM

I managed to get the airbox back in (that lower hose is a pain in the ass! :2Mad ) speaking of which I need a new airbox now :spank

I just started the car with the radiator cap off and looked for bubbles (is that the champagne test everyone talks about?). Nothing at all, which I assume is a good thing? I only ran it for a minute

DC-TYPER · May 08, 2007, 08:29:17 PM

do you have aftermarket ast? they sometimes dont seal right!

dhracer · May 09, 2007, 12:32:43 PM

AST is standard, hopefully a local chap is going to come and give me a hand, I\'m really loosing the faith here - should\'ve kept the 200 :rolleyes:

nikp · May 09, 2007, 12:39:33 PM

Whereabouts in Brizzle are you? And who is coming to help - anyone off here?

dhracer · May 09, 2007, 12:42:53 PM

Brentry near cribbs, yeah it\'s davehg off here.

Didn\'t realize there were so many around Brizzle!! There\'s a black one I see sometimes at the Aztec roundabout but that\'s it

nikp · May 09, 2007, 12:44:19 PM

ok, cool - you could do a lot worse than Dave. He\'ll sort you out nicely.

When\'s he coming over?

dhracer · May 09, 2007, 12:50:30 PM

Not sure yet, depends when\'s best for him really

nikp · May 09, 2007, 01:03:20 PM

Quote from: dhracerDidn\'t realize there were so many around Brizzle!! There\'s a black one I see sometimes at the Aztec roundabout but that\'s it

That sounds like Lum90\'s off here. I\'m horfield, so just down the road. Red FD. I can always pop round too if you ever need a hand. :Thumbs-up

dhracer · May 09, 2007, 01:13:42 PM

Spoke to the chap I got it off and he\'s given me some ideas to try out to find the problem :driving hopefully I\'ll be able to find it tonight

chris · May 09, 2007, 01:21:31 PM

No probs Rob,
I am sure it will be a slight leak from a hose or the ast cap not seating properly. Call me when you are in front of the car, I can talk you through the way to check things through, if no joy, drop it back and I will get it sorted :3gears-rh

koolance · May 09, 2007, 05:29:41 PM

Are you sure youve not just been filling up the overflow? Were you filling the middle filler cap right up to the top? was probably just settling to its level and you were topping up which would result in the excess water being pushed into the overflow tank behind the headlight.

Lum · May 09, 2007, 06:11:41 PM

Quote from: dhracerBrentry near cribbs, yeah it\'s davehg off here.

Didn\'t realize there were so many around Brizzle!! There\'s a black one I see sometimes at the Aztec roundabout but that\'s it

That defo sounds like mine you\'ve seen! I live near aztec west! I\'m having a similar problem too you! loseing water and i can\'t work out where from!
Dave defo knows his stuff! Sure he\'ll sort it!

dhracer · May 09, 2007, 07:09:11 PM

Quote from: koolanceAre you sure youve not just been filling up the overflow? Were you filling the middle filler cap right up to the top? was probably just settling to its level and you were topping up which would result in the excess water being pushed into the overflow tank behind the headlight.

I\'ve been filling right to the top of the middle cap, but I don\'t think the overflow is the problem - it should hold 20psi and it doesn\'t

I\'ve you to blame then Lum! I saw yours a few times about and thought sod it I need to own one at some point :Laugh

davehg · May 09, 2007, 07:51:36 PM

i also think its a leaky/blocked pipe etc, its definately not the engine. worst case it may be a weapy rad, thats quite a common thing on old FD\'s. check for a damp patch or see if there is steam coming off it when its up to temp.

dhracer · May 09, 2007, 08:00:19 PM

Chris talked me through everything and spotted that I was testing to 20psi - you\'re only supposed to test to 13psi with the new caps that are used in the system. :god

Just got to get rid of the tapwater in the system and fill it with a proper distilled water mix and hopefully I can do the 1 more long drive to finish the running in :burnout

oh and fit the new airbox to replace the one I broke :Nono!

still not quite sure why I had to top up after replacing the faulty filler cap, maybe an airlock got in there or something :confused: