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[omega3000]

MOT pass today so good news , however the car overheated on the way back again but its not your normal overheating . The car will hit the red zone then bounce back to 97-98 when driving wtf  then when stopping at a junction the temp will rise again into the red and so on ... planning on flushing the rad again but will this cure it or is it something else 

tia

Oh yes the mot bloke said its running far too hot with the fans cutting in as much as they do , slight coolant leak down the back of engine some place he said , he also said it could be your head gasket 

HBV is new and no leaks .

[symes]

could be the cross over pipe fitting under inlets

[omega3000]

could be the cross over pipe fitting under inlets

First ive heard of that symes , difficult to get to ?

[symes]

its the metal bridge coolant goes thru from one head to the other.My saloon kept weeing all over the rear of engine-stank mate-hot antifreeze-removed plenum and injector block-soon saw leak mate-replaced O rings and job done.

[RobG]

could be the cross over pipe fitting under inlets

First ive heard of that symes , difficult to get to ?

Coolant bridge, orange oval in pic

[symes]

change ya thermostat at same time ya might as well while your able too.

[omega3000]

Thanks rob , looks like dirty hands again this weekend 

change ya thermostat at same time ya might as well while your able too.

will do 

[omega3000]

Will order parts from vx .

Anyone with the part numbers i will need for .

Coolant bridge seals & thermostat 

[martin42]

If you want i can pick up thermostat from unipart at mk,includes gasket,ive got 2 o rings here for transfer pipe,

[cem_devecioglu]

check around the alternator area and engine front.. if you see some coolant traces.......

[omega3000]

If you want i can pick up thermostat from unipart at mk,includes gasket,ive got 2 o rings here for transfer pipe,

That would be great martin thanks , i guess im about to get my hands on the *astad bolt sooner than i expected ...will be doing the job this sunday all being well 

check around the alternator area and engine front.. if you see some coolant traces.......

Why's that cem ? Where does the coolant come from if its coming from there ....last time i checked it was dry there .

[martin42]

Im free sunday,so can give you a hand,b bolt easier for me as left handed lol and younger 

[omega3000]

Im free sunday,so can give you a hand,b bolt easier for me as left handed lol and younger 

Yes and probably more patience  How long do you recon it will take , i can take the plenum off but never took the inlets off but will try and get most bits off before you turn up .

[noel]

If you want i can pick up thermostat from unipart at mk,includes gasket,ive got 2 o rings here for transfer pipe,

That would be great martin thanks , i guess im about to get my hands on the *astad bolt sooner than i expected ...will be doing the job this sunday all being well 

check around the alternator area and engine front.. if you see some coolant traces.......

Why's that cem ? Where does the coolant come from if its coming from there ....last time i checked it was dry there .

good luck with that one 

[omega3000]

Martin has took the *astad bolt out before so think ill leave it to him seeing as he's left handed 

Reading up on here i see its a lot easier if you take the power steering pipe off but ill have a look to see how much of a *astad it is when its all stripped down . Will be interesting to see the condition of the thermostat 

Do i need to drain the coolant ?  ? If so i think ill use the cleaning stuff for the rad while its in bits .