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Re: MV6 coolant leak (still)
« Reply #60 on: 17 April 2008, 22:19:49 »
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Have you had any joy mate did you get it all sorted or still on going.........?
Marks_DTM and I are attacking it next weekend at Timbuks place :)
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Re: MV6 coolant leak (still)
« Reply #61 on: 17 April 2008, 22:21:45 »
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hi there just to let you know the exhaust studs dont go into the water jacket as standard, but i have known of engineers drilling out broken studs, drilling to far into the head and going in to the water jacket  >:(

i've done about a dozen or more heads on v6 engines and its quite rare for the gaskets to fail by them selfs (normal to over heat and warp the heads) its very common for the oil cooler plate to corrode and leak as there is no gasket here just grey sealer or the bridge seals to leak. hope this is helpful for you
Thanks for info :y

Already checked cooler plate, maybe tiniest weep, but main leak is corner of engine, just below exhaust manifold
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Re: MV6 coolant leak (still)
« Reply #62 on: 22 April 2008, 05:08:03 »
 :y Good luck hope you get it sorted if you do let me know. Im going to get to mine in the next week or so hopefully.


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Re: MV6 coolant leak (still)
« Reply #63 on: 22 April 2008, 19:42:10 »
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Marks_DTM and I are attacking it next weekend at Timbuks place :)

Maybe with someone to make the tea for you  ::)
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Re: MV6 coolant leak (still)
« Reply #64 on: 22 April 2008, 20:53:36 »
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Marks_DTM and I are attacking it next weekend at Timbuks place :)

Maybe with someone to make the tea for you  ::)

Excellent, your such a kind generous person  :y
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Re: MV6 coolant leak (still)
« Reply #65 on: 22 April 2008, 21:28:54 »
Maybe with someone to ask silly questions and get in the way. :D















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Re: MV6 coolant leak (still)
« Reply #66 on: 22 April 2008, 21:42:57 »
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Marks_DTM and I are attacking it next weekend at Timbuks place :)

Maybe with someone to make the tea for you  ::)
You're an angel :y
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Re: MV6 coolant leak (still)
« Reply #67 on: 17 May 2008, 03:14:02 »
Did you sort this out in the end mate. Still not had chance to get at mine yet or get on here much either. hope you have.......
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Re: MV6 coolant leak (still)
« Reply #68 on: 17 May 2008, 09:47:41 »
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Did you sort this out in the end mate. Still not had chance to get at mine yet or get on here much either. hope you have.......

HG was changed at Telford... all seemed ok afterwards.

I didn't actually do much for a change - other than annoy Mark ;D
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Re: MV6 coolant leak (still)
« Reply #69 on: 17 May 2008, 11:37:23 »
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Did you sort this out in the end mate. Still not had chance to get at mine yet or get on here much either. hope you have.......
Yup, now more watertight than a ducks backside.

The HG didn't look to be in bad condition, which left me concerned it wasn't the issue, but it certainly is resolved now :D
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Re: MV6 coolant leak (still)
« Reply #70 on: 17 May 2008, 11:55:16 »
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Did you sort this out in the end mate. Still not had chance to get at mine yet or get on here much either. hope you have.......
Yup, now more watertight than a ducks backside.

The HG didn't look to be in bad condition, which left me concerned it wasn't the issue, but it certainly is resolved now :D

I am sure it wasn;t the issue......given the signs of leaking around the stat, cooler plate, water pump etc..
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Re: MV6 coolant leak (still)
« Reply #71 on: 17 May 2008, 12:16:42 »
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Did you sort this out in the end mate. Still not had chance to get at mine yet or get on here much either. hope you have.......
Yup, now more watertight than a ducks backside.

The HG didn't look to be in bad condition, which left me concerned it wasn't the issue, but it certainly is resolved now :D

I am sure it wasn;t the issue......given the signs of leaking around the stat, cooler plate, water pump etc..
When pressured up, the leaks around stat and cooler plate were virtually non existent. Very small weep around shagged dowty.  But nothing to explain the 1 - 2 drips per second from that back corner.

So, must have been something in that area - you said core plug was looking OK, so had to be HG, unless there is a problem with head allowing coolant to weep out from, for eg, exhaust stud?  Have to looked at heads yet?
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Re: MV6 coolant leak (still)
« Reply #72 on: 17 May 2008, 12:24:42 »
did you check if manifold studs had gone into waterways ?? :-?
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Re: MV6 coolant leak (still)
« Reply #73 on: 17 May 2008, 12:25:51 »
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did you check if manifold studs had gone into waterways ?? :-?
For time reasons, we replaced heads.  Not sure if M_DTM has looked at the old heads yet.
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Re: MV6 coolant leak (still)
« Reply #74 on: 17 May 2008, 12:26:57 »
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did you check if manifold studs had gone into waterways ?? :-?
For time reasons, we replaced heads.  Not sure if M_DTM has looked at the old heads yet.

would be intersting to find what he finds !!
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