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davidberryman
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2.3 water leak
« on: Dec 25th, 2006, 10:32am » |
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Hi, having cured coolant fans not cutting in on running engine up to temp steam from near thermostat, found crack behind therm housing...am i right in thinking this'll be a new manifold job, if so does anybody have one and what kind of job is it to replace......HAPPY CHRISTMAS....
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Re: 2.3 water leak
« Reply #1 on: Dec 25th, 2006, 11:07am » |
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Yes you are correct in thinking it is a new manifold, (around £230), I would try a repair as some have done first as it might only be the start of your problems, (split head between cyls 2-3), Hope it isn't though 
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Matt
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Re: 2.3 water leak
« Reply #2 on: Dec 25th, 2006, 1:44pm » |
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keep an eye on the coolant resevoir, if the heads cracked, you'll get the nasty pale gunge in the tank. then it's a new head and a lot of flushing
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Jonnycab
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Re: 2.3 water leak
« Reply #3 on: Dec 25th, 2006, 2:26pm » |
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You could try repairing it using a hot knife, to seal the crack.
Then use some Quick Steel to repair over it 
Or if you'd like, I could send you some of my wifes home made, Christmas, sage & onion stuffing....that stuff should seal it up good & proper..... 
...I reckon I'm gonna need a kangoo to get that out of the bottom of the dish.... 
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TiberiuS
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Re: 2.3 water leak
« Reply #4 on: Dec 25th, 2006, 7:21pm » |
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on Dec 25th, 2006, 2:26pm, jonnycab wrote:Or if you'd like, I could send you some of my wifes home made, Christmas, sage & onion stuffing....that stuff should seal it up good & proper.....
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So that's where our Christmas stuffing came from then, eh? 
Was going to use it to repair the cracks in the old lath and plaster ceiling but it's all stuck in a lump in my belly
Merry Christmas Jonny...and everyone else 
Regards, Bruce.
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Jonnycab
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Re: 2.3 water leak
« Reply #5 on: Dec 25th, 2006, 10:19pm » |
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Bruce...it's no good for repairing lath & plaster........it may be plyable for about 30 minutes, but after that, it sets rock solid....so a bit heavy
Probably good for engine block repairs though.......
Merry Christmas Bruce & a happy new year..
....all the best....Jonny... & Caroline (the maker of the sticky(epoxy resin) sage & onion stuffing)
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davidberryman
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Re: 2.3 water leak
« Reply #6 on: Dec 26th, 2006, 11:08am » |
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Thanks...gonna try a repair, let you know how it turns out, though without stripping it looks suspiciously like a problem caused during or subsequent to head gasket failure (previous owners apper to have jubilee clip around ECT and a lot of sealant!)
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Re: 2.3 water leak
« Reply #7 on: Dec 27th, 2006, 8:11pm » |
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you can get a two part sealer from halfords i put some on my car in may this year canot rember the name but one tube is red n white the outher is black n white,it also has 25 years shelf life,,,so get your self off to halfords ,,,wat i did was remove the water filler cap and then sand the cracked plastic ,mixed the two part mix n dabed it on the hole,left it a hour n half then added some more then left the car 4 a day to harden off, good luck n happy new year,,
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Re: 2.3 water leak
« Reply #9 on: Dec 31st, 2006, 1:47pm » |
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Thanks Jonny, gonna have a go next weekend, thanks for link, Happy new Year
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