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rich1
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driving home tonight , when i noticed my temp gauge was on red , pulled over and thats when i saw loads of steam pouring out from passenger side and water leaking out from what also looked like passenger side , topped the water back up , got it about a mile from home when the temp gauge stearted to drop all the way down , then the car just came to a complete stop, a couple of policemen helped me push on to a grass verge (god they are heavy cars) so will have to go back in the morning to have a look and get it towed home , how will i know if its the radiator ? remember its me , the biggest numpty going when it comes to motors !!or is there a chance it could be something else?
thanks in advance , rich
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Jonnycab
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Re: radiator?
« Reply #1 on: Jun 15th, 2009, 1:24am » |
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The temp guage being in the red obviously means it's too hot, & when it drops right down that means it's probably even hotter because the water level is below the temp sensor, so it can't take a reading.
Hopefully it's the rad/split pipe etc & is repairable, but the fact that it came to a stop after being so hot is a little worrying  .....the over heating may have caused some real damage to the engine 
Good luck 
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rich1
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Re: radiator?
« Reply #2 on: Jun 15th, 2009, 3:23am » |
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Hopefully it's the rad/split pipe etc & is repairable, but the fact that it came to a stop after being so hot is a little worrying .....the over heating may have caused some real damage to the engine
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got to honest , thats what im really worried about
if it was the radiator that blew , wouldnt the steam and water blow out from the front of the car ? it all seemed to come out from under the passenger wing.
got a really horrible feeling about this , i hope it aint the end of my beloved scorpio(budgie is yours still for sale [
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Re: radiator?
« Reply #3 on: Jun 15th, 2009, 3:48am » |
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The heater matrix outlet pipe is on the O/S & has a plastic connector about halfway that does tend to go a bit brittle & break after a while....I wonder if this is the cause ?
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rich1
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Re: radiator?
« Reply #4 on: Jun 15th, 2009, 3:50am » |
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is that at the top of the engine p/s ? i did notice a lot of steam coming from there
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Re: radiator?
« Reply #5 on: Jun 15th, 2009, 1:58pm » |
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What engine is it again Rich?
If its a 24v sounds like a burst hose near the thermostat
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rich1
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Re: radiator?
« Reply #6 on: Jun 15th, 2009, 8:03pm » |
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on Jun 15th, 2009, 1:58pm, Highlander wrote:What engine is it again Rich?
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stuart , had a look in daylight and i think you are right (but im no expert) , i put some water in and it seemed to be pouring straight out of a pipe and not out of the rad , will know for sure tommorrow when my mechanic has a butchers at it
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Re: radiator?
« Reply #7 on: Jun 15th, 2009, 8:28pm » |
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Well hopefully tis the small elbow and not the one that goes through the head 
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rich1
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Re: radiator?
« Reply #8 on: Jun 16th, 2009, 6:56pm » |
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still waiting to find out full extent (my mechanic is very good , but slow as a snail)of trouble , so ive started to put some feelers out for another scorpio just in case ,so if worst comes to the worst , there could be a load of spares available soon 
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Re: radiator?
« Reply #9 on: Jun 17th, 2009, 12:50pm » |
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hi there
here's a diagram of the 24v hoses...
hth
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