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Offline dubaudio1

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anather problem this time with water
« on: 13 October 2006, 17:12 »
Hi I have just change my engine, actually just the block and gearbox and leave me head .fit a new gasket, timing belt etc.

 I have sort out the problem with "lost spark" and start the engine today  :smiley:.
After a while the temperature goes up to 90*C and the water start coming out on the side of the water tank  :angry:. I just wanted to cry. I’ve got enough of this car already and yep one more problem. I have let it cool, refill the water and start the engine, happened again at 80*C  :cry:

Does anyone know what could be happened?




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Re: anather problem this time with water
« Reply #1 on: 13 October 2006, 20:27 »
Where does the water come out of?
The header tank?
Or the engine on that side?

Possibly a duff new block?????
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Re: anather problem this time with water
« Reply #2 on: 13 October 2006, 23:13 »
hi it`s going from the expansion tank.

i have get the engine from a car which has a side accident,so i think the whale engine should be ok.
what do you mean duff? sorry i`m not english so i don`t get it.

regards thomas

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Re: anather problem this time with water
« Reply #3 on: 16 October 2006, 08:15 »
Did you leave the cap off the expansion tank while running the engine up to temperature? If so this would be normal. Fill up and put the cap on. Then see what happens.

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Re: anather problem this time with water
« Reply #4 on: 16 October 2006, 12:38 »
I guessed about language probs!

duff = no good, broken, useless.

You may just have an air lock. Run the engine to hot a couple of times and refill water each time.  Have you bled the heater hoses? Should be a bleed valve back there somewhere!
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Re: anather problem this time with water
« Reply #5 on: 16 October 2006, 22:00 »
hi finly sort everything :laugh: nearly as i still have to change power stering rack but i`m going to pay for it as i`v got enough of my DIY.

right ,the problem with water was the expansion tank. it was broked inside so when the temp goes up the presure goes up and the water was comming out of the tank.replace the tank today and i`m laughing.

many thanks to everybody helping me sorting out the problems