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[tigers_gonads]

good afternoon and welcome too another of my nightmares 

got myself a bargen stereo of flea bay last week and yesterday i decided to fit it 
bit of a tight fit it was so i gave it a good shove and in it went 

10 minuites later i get the low coolent warning on the dash and on looking i found half the water was gone 

got it home and waited for the car to cool down abit then topped it back up 
pulled the stereo out and checked if i could see and water ............ nowt 
checked the footwells .............. nowt 
heaters / cooling seems too work ok 

its now pumping out about a pint of water in 10 minuites driving and i can't see any puddles 

any idea please 

[Ghost]

is your Hbv ok? can you see any leaks anywhere?

[Jimbob]

hmmm where its gone is stange, but loss 'could' be an air lock.

let the car run (stationary) with heaters on hi, no header cap on the tank

squeeze any pipes you can see, that should sort any air lock.

once its cooled, you can top up to correct level and monitor for any loss.

presume no oil in water?  and no mayo gunk on dispstick?
is your hbv dry?

[tigers_gonads]

is your Hbv ok? can you see any leaks anywhere?

is that the tinker underneath the windscreen scutle left side ?

no leaks on the floor so im just gonna jack it up and look

[Ghost]

is your Hbv ok? can you see any leaks anywhere?

is that the tinker underneath the windscreen scutle left side ?

no leaks on the floor so im just gonna jack it up and look

Yep thats the one

[tigers_gonads]

hmmm where its gone is stange, but loss 'could' be an air lock.

let the car run (stationary) with heaters on hi, no header cap on the tank

squeeze any pipes you can see, that should sort any air lock.

once its cooled, you can top up to correct level and monitor for any loss.

presume no oil in water?  and no mayo gunk on dispstick?
is your hbv dry?

oil mayo free 

flushed the system 6 weeks back and has run great since ( after i got all the air out ) 

doing my head in that it happened 10 mins after i pushed the stereo in 

[Ghost]

Jimbob could be right it might just have been an air lock, if theres no leeks to see follow what jimbob said and keep your eye on it

[tigers_gonads]

gonna jack the front end up now and have a look underneath now with it running 

[tigers_gonads]

HBV
don't suppose its a round looking device with 2 water pipes at the bottom and what looks like a vacume pipe going into the top is it 

at the back of the engine next to the breather bits and coil pack ?

[tigers_gonads]

now got water on the floor at the back of the engine 

[Ghost]

Yep HBV is fuba you need to change it £35 from vx I believe.

[tigers_gonads]

just pulled one off my saloon im breaking mate 

just lost my business and not getting dole so well skint at the moment 

hopefully it will be ok if i flush it out  :-/

any tips on changing the tinker 

[Jimbob]

there is a guide (see my sig)

basically wipers and scuttle off, then you have enough room to get something in to release the clips and slide the pipes off.

you will get scratched to hell!

some remove plenum, but not needed.

[tigers_gonads]

cheers for the advise lads.
engines too hot at the mo so i'll get my arse out of bed in morning and do it when its cool 
may aswel do the breathers at the same time 
i'll keep you posted 

[Ghost]

Have fun and dont get up to early Lol.