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over heating loss of coolant
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 9:26 pm
by miniroar
mini was overheating on me on the way to work yesterday, when I pulled over all the water was gone out of radiator, top her up and got her home and where the bottom hose joins the waterpump theres a constant drip is this just simply that I need to to tighten the clamp/add extra clamps? just had the head gasket done last week coolant top up'd saturday.
Re: over heating loss of coolant
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 9:30 pm
by minionly
Id bring it back to who ever done it to be honest
Re: over heating loss of coolant
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 9:40 pm
by woody
Tighten the clip and try again.
Re: over heating loss of coolant
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 10:17 pm
by miniroar
I'll tighten it up and give her a run tomorrow, also battery keeps running down despite been driven everyday dodgy alternator?
Re: over heating loss of coolant
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 10:40 pm
by CLUBMANGT
Or battery on the way out
Re: over heating loss of coolant
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 11:10 pm
by DaveC
Or bad connection of battery terminals?
Or bad earth?
Re: over heating loss of coolant
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 3:51 pm
by Goose
I would check the water pump too. If the bearings are gone in it you will see it leaking from one of the holes in the pump housing. Its usually the top hole and very obvious or it can be the bottom hole which is difficult to see.
Top hole can be seen here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevipedia/4506066679/
Re: over heating loss of coolant
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 8:12 pm
by miniroar
think your on to something there tightened the hose but there is a constant dripping under the waterpump but I can't see exactly where it is, 'the beard' might be popping up later for a hand
cheers!
Re: over heating loss of coolant
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 1:03 pm
by Kenneth Murphy
[quote="miniroar" 'the beard' might be popping up later for a hand
[/quote]
jaysus dont let him touch it!!!! he'll try put a honda in it