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Author Help Required - Whittie in need
Superlite Ltd.
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   18th Nov 07 at 17:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Alex's car is dead

Just been on the phone to him and he has explained...

water temperature was way over into the red, car cut out. Now will not start. Water was boiling over and the level seems to have risen. Water also apprears abit darker in colour.

Oil looks clean and un-contaminated, radiator fan fuse is blown so no cooling from fan. Hes now checking thermostat.

Ideas?

Thermostat faulty, engine over heated and melted head gasket?
Rob E
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18th Nov 07 at 17:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
from what he told me it sounds like he may have cooked it im going to check it out for him tomorrow as its hard to diagnose an engine fault over the phone
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18th Nov 07 at 17:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
If you figgure it out, drop me a line and i'll get him the parts.
deano87
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18th Nov 07 at 18:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Could well possibly be headgasket, but it happened so quick etc but there is no mayo - what ever happens, temperatures like that can't be good for the car

Poor Whittie
Rob E
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18th Nov 07 at 18:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
tbh its not had the easiest of lifes since alex has had it Ive got quite a few smallblock xe parts in my box so fingers crossed it shouldnt be anything too serious, from the sounds of it it might just be the radiator fan is knackered. we will find out for deffinate tommorrow though
Jake
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18th Nov 07 at 19:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
do a compression test on it if you have a tester.
VegasPhil
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18th Nov 07 at 21:37   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
He's hurt it if it won't start after cooling down! Fook

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18th Nov 07 at 21:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nows the time - take the oppurtunity to implant a throbbing XE
Robin
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Should start even if the head is warped from overheating TBH.

How did the water boil over? was he driving around with the lid off the coolant tank, or did he take it off when the car was hot?
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa_nation
nows the time - take the oppurtunity to implant a throbbing XE

deano87
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18th Nov 07 at 22:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Robin
How did the water boil over? was he driving around with the lid off the coolant tank, or did he take it off when the car was hot?

May be it blew the cap off
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18th Nov 07 at 22:43   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Poor guy, sorry I couldnt be much help to him

Sounds HG'y to me
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18th Nov 07 at 22:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The non-start confuses me a little. Paperclip test needed me thinks.

Knock sensor?
Rob E
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18th Nov 07 at 23:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
naa im "borrowing" tech2 and going on extended roadtest tomorrow and checking it out The water boiled, the needle went straight up into the red, he pulled over asap so fingers crossed its not too bad... ran like a bag of shit though apparently after it had cooled down

[Edited on 18-11-2007 by p3boy]
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tell hime to let all the water out and see if it starts and runs ok, if it does, the head is warped or the HG is fudged, that's what mine did, it was fine with no water in
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head gasket won't show water in oil on x14/16's; it's is the anti freeze that corrodes the gasket so it leaks down the back of the block if it is that. If the header tank smells of exhaust, then it most certainly is

[Edited on 19-11-2007 by sport16v]
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Was it Terminal?

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