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jamesvalver
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Registered: 21st Feb 03
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4th Jun 07 at 20:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
picked up my corsa again tonight but its running like a bag of poo.
everytime it gets up to temperature the engine over presurises and dumps all the coolant out of the headertank. its also leaking coolant from cylinder 4 on the gasket (can see it seeping out) and its got a missfire.

i think its time to remove the head again and fit a genuine gm headgasket and head bolts, then get it mapped propperly. do jamsport map DTA?
Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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4th Jun 07 at 20:30   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by jamesvalver
do jamsport map DTA?


Yep.

Hope you get it all sorted soon James
STEvieXE
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Registered: 21st Jan 03
Location: Ballymena N.I.
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4th Jun 07 at 20:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
be worth it all in the end mate
jamesvalver
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4th Jun 07 at 20:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
o and another problem with it, the gearstick hits my seats lol
Nick-S
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Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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4th Jun 07 at 20:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
pitty it wasent at pvs
craig_s
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Location: Birmingham Drives: mk4 astra gsi
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4th Jun 07 at 20:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
has it got a new thermostat in it?was the head leaking before you sent it away?


[Edited on 04-06-2007 by sri power]
ainsley_brader
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4th Jun 07 at 20:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
whats it had done?
jamesvalver
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4th Jun 07 at 20:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
new thermostat, and the head was on my old engine, it was removed, skimmed, new brass valve guides and fully rebuilt.
taylorboosh
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i think this is the best white corsa on the site, bar nona (apart from mine, i wish) stunning and i like the wheels
jamesvalver
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4th Jun 07 at 21:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cheers mate. im in two minds about the wheels still. i like them but would like a set of mo's on it, i just want it to work now tho lol
Jon_C
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4th Jun 07 at 21:21   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
sorry to hear about the hassle james. It will all be good in the end
craig_s
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4th Jun 07 at 21:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what did you torque the head bolts up to?
JayCarr
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4th Jun 07 at 21:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hope you get it all sorted soon mate
jamesvalver
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4th Jun 07 at 21:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
head is torqued up to the spec in the haynes manual
sam-smith
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4th Jun 07 at 21:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what bumper is it having?

[Edited on 04-06-2007 by sam-smith]
craig_s
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4th Jun 07 at 21:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what is that in pounds mate?bout 65?
jamesvalver
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4th Jun 07 at 22:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
25nm (18lbf ft) + 90deg + 90deg + 90deg
craig_s
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4th Jun 07 at 22:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i dont use degrees i just do ft lb and go up in stages.is the water leaking from the back end of the head near the water pipe or from the front??
jamesvalver
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4th Jun 07 at 22:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
you can see it seeping from cylinder 4 at the front of the engine (exhaust manifold) gearbox end
sam-smith
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4th Jun 07 at 22:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
am i being ignored!!! lol

what bumper
jamesvalver
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4th Jun 07 at 22:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
sam-smith -

sam-smith
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4th Jun 07 at 22:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i thought it was that one... but then i also though you sold that one.....
craig_s
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4th Jun 07 at 22:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
so its not on the back then.because they usually blow on the end water jacket in cyl no 4.when you take the head off i would check the block is nice and flat around that area
ash87
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4th Jun 07 at 22:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
hope it gets fixed soon, looks much better with white bonnet
sam-smith
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4th Jun 07 at 22:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i love your car

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