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tom130691
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as above he was ragging it on an A road when loss of revs n power and lots of steam from bonnet
he rang me i told him to open up the header tank he sed there is no coolant left and engines all wet
i suspected bust pipe
AA guy just arrived and sed its probably head gasket
shurely it wouldnt loose all the coolant in one go if it was a head gasket?
any ideas
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Did the AA guy do a compression test? I'd think that's what he'd base it upon anyway.
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when i spoke last the aa guy was towing him to a service station to investigate further
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quote:
Originally posted by alan-g-w
Did the AA guy do a compression test? I'd think that's what he'd base it upon anyway.

no the guys just left him 2 wait for the lorry to drag him home
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the aa guy filled up coolant before draging him to service station (4 miles) and the water was all gone agen shurley a leak

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Leak,wouldnt leak through the gasket unless it was running.
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exactly what i was thinking
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Must just be a burst or loose hose connection,either that a big hole in the rad but they should all b easy to spot. Poor water in follow the river of water
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thats what ive tryed to get him to do
but he nt great with cars ill have look when ever he gets back
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I'm in the aa van and they say, and I quote, it's fucked
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Theyv told me mines is fucked many times,drive shaft giving up at 110mph (private road) hitting roundabouts etc and shes still going lol
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(PRIVATE ROAD) must be a long 1 :O
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when it turns over the guy said there was no compression
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HAHA
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I hope you're not laughing at me LOL
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conclusion no compression = fuked
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Gutted.

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ragging a 1.0 = Fail
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1.2 8v is where the ragging is at
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i had similar problem with the 16v sri, lost al colant and loads of steam, was the colant pipe thats conects parts on the rear of the engine. theres a pipe that clamps on just in the back/side of the engine between the cam cover and the alternator worth a try could be this
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quote:
Originally posted by dean101287
1.2 8v is where the ragging is at


bulletproof is not the word run mine for 3 months with the oil light on with it tapping its head off an it wouldnt die. put oil in an it was fine
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I just love how easy they are to work on. Changed the head gasket on my old one and there was just so much room to work in.
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I have a head gasket set for one of these if intrested

Brand new in the packet, gen vauxhall.
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got a new car instead lol

 
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