Headgasket again

[cameron]

Right then No wet floor

So what should i be checking ?

Thermostat, Rad for leaks

[Liddo]

I was thinking that, but I've got no misting, and no smell inside the car. But I'll check anyways.

Right, I'm gonna get layered up and out to get this thing sorted.

I didnt get any misting from mine at first, but the carpet was well soggy. Suppose it depends on where the leak is in the matrix. Could be a split hose to it.

[Liddo]

Right then No wet floor

So what should i be checking ?

Thermostat, Rad for leaks

Rad, ALL hoses for splits. Yours could be leaking onto something hot and evaporating. My mates BM had an airlock in his radiator, causing it to back pressure out of the top (the overflow pipe) but only when it got hot!

PIA or what!

[Tomcat]

Right then No wet floor

So what should i be checking ?

Thermostat, Rad for leaks

Lee, I'm not loosing any water, and I don't have wet floors but I do have a nasty smell in the car and steaming windows, it's defo the heater matrix.

[Dangerous Dave]

OK, new tank fited and I started her up and left her running with the tank lid off. There was nothing for about 10 minutes, then there was some gurgling and the tank level dropped right down.

I left it running some more, then I took it for a drive round the block. No leaks or steam from the tank now, so fingers crossed it has worked. The old tank needed replacing anyway, it was brown and crappy.

[Volvostorm]

Fingers crossed

This is what mine did, as said before, been ok since.

[cameron]

Ive no strange smells, no wet carpets but i'll take the cap off the resivoir tomorrow and let it run, see if theres any air blocks in there.

[Tomcat]

Glad you seem to have got it sorted bomb.

While we're on the subject, how long does everyone's car take to warm up?, mine seems to take forever. I can drive 20 miles on the motorway and it will still be only just into the red, I'm pretty sure the thermostat is sticking but being as the bolts holding the cover on are seized it's going to have to wait until I can get a new housing.

[Volvostorm]

Mine's quite quick, 1.5miles its upto normal temperature, takes 3/4mile to warm enough to run on gas, which it set at 40c

[cameron]

Id go with about 2 - 3 miles, usually still in city traffic so a lot of stop start, probably more time sat still than actually moving

Then it sits just under " 3 O'clock "

[Dangerous Dave]

Mine takes about 3 to 4 mins, which is about 3/4 of a mile (mostly side streets and traffic queues)

Checked it again tonigh, and everything seems to be ok, the was a little amount of water under the cap rim, but it was clear, so I think it was overspill from when I was filling it. I think it needs a little more bleeding though.

It looks good too, nice shiny new clean tank and nice deep blue coolant mix

[Liddo]

Glad you seem to have got it sorted bomb.

While we're on the subject, how long does everyone's car take to warm up?, mine seems to take forever. I can drive 20 miles on the motorway and it will still be only just into the red, I'm pretty sure the thermostat is sticking but being as the bolts holding the cover on are seized it's going to have to wait until I can get a new housing.

Deffo your thermostat TC, i had the same on my C70. Only a £12.00 part, but yes, those bolts are a b*tch to get off

[Tomcat]

Daft thing is I've had a thermostat sat in the garage for about 6 months, just can't get the damn bolts off and I don't want to force them as I don't fancy snapping them.

[Liddo]

Daft thing is I've had a thermostat sat in the garage for about 6 months, just can't get the damn bolts off and I don't want to force them as I don't fancy snapping them.

Have ya tried a long bar, like a torque wrench??? Dont know what the NM's are for it, but mine where VERY stiff. I thought i was gonna snap mine, but I warmed the car up first, WD40'd them, and off they went with a CRACK!

Bit of a b*tch if they snap though