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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: Graham.Concept on 16 December 2012, 11:48
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my gti was ticking over for a few minutes when thie top radiator hose blew off, emptying the coolant all over the engine. The pipe that came off is the big 1 from centre of the water flange. it has snapped the lip clean off inside the hose so ther no way the hose can go bak on. has this happened because its a really old part or because of a problem with thermostat ??
I will get a picture up of the flange
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its prone to cracking/warping
did your take a long time to get up to temperature?
did your car temperature ever go over 90 just before this happened?
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i had been driving for maybe 15 minutes so temp was in middle of gauge wer it has never gone over before, i wasnt in the car when it happened it was ticking over maybe 10 yards away assoon as i herd the water and seen the steam i cut it out and pushed the car some wer safe, ineed to get car hom realy but cant run it till fixed :@
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I think its just a old part that needs replacing.
its common
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could the car be strartd and drove maybe 100 yards like this my theory is yes because it wont b hot enough to need water by time im cutting it out, i need to get it home asap is this going to nakker my engine??
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They break, especially cheap ones.
Both plastic flanges are about a tenner a pop, change them both
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I wouldn't drive it and longer than 2 mins and never go over 2500rpm
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I wouldn't drive it and longer than 2 mins and never go over 2500rpm
Its his head gasket, he needs to learn :grin:
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what do i need to learn???
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Wouldn't really start it as all water left in the engine will come splashing out :whistle:
If it is only 100 yards then first just drain all so it doesn't splash about everywhere.
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You will be fine to drive a few miles/mins at low revs.
To check thermostat put it in a kettle/pan and boil to see if it opens.
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what do i need to learn???
That driving without water in the engine for any length of time or at any revs can wreck it.
We have all done it and regretted it.
For the sake of a £10 water flange and 10 mins to fit it, its not worth driving it anywhere.
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drove it fine it was so i had it at home and not sumwere random i think we all no we want ar cars outside the window lol, but yeh £8 flange fitted, coolant system presure tested and all is well again. thanks