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(Message started by: Nunnspoet on Oct 30^th, 2017, 8:22am)

Title: 24 valve Header Tank
Post by Nunnspoet on Oct 30^th, 2017, 8:22am

Good morning folks.

The sun is shining and my red Cossie is on the road with the Rad topped up and sporting a replacement Header Tank thanks to P J 8). The long hunt is over and I can enjoy this excellent car without continually glancing at the Temp gauge. Chuffed!!

Interestingly, she has always suffered from the Heater not maintaining Temp, no doubt an airlock. I have tried all the current remedies to date with not much success. Well this time I raised the whole of the drivers side by simply putting those wheels onto the kerb raising that side aprox. 4 inches, started her up and let her warm up on tick-over. As the pipe that runs from the Temp gauge to the Header Tank warmed up I took hold of it and I could feel the air bubbles as they rose. When, finally the slight pulsating sensation stopped - no more air - I revved the Engine a few times, checked for more air and left her to cool down overnight.

In the morning there was no drop of Coolant level so I took her for a good 20 mile drive and one of the first things I noticed was that the Heater kept warm very well, not perfect but getting there. Much, much better than ever before. I don't suspect any blockage as she will reach high Temp.

It is nice and cold this a.m. so I might just put a couple of 2" blocks on top of the pavement to raise her just that bit more and repeat the above.

Happy week everyone.

Mike :D

Title: Re: 24 valve Header Tank
Post by Scorpio_Mike on Oct 30^th, 2017, 1:13pm

Have you tried running the engine with the car parked facing uphill ?
I was told this is the best way of working airlocks out of the system.

Title: Re: 24 valve Header Tank
Post by Nunnspoet on Oct 30^th, 2017, 3:31pm

Uphill did some good, can't remember downhill :'( . The above has been the best, may be a bit of all methods will do the trick ::)

Title: Re: 24 valve Header Tank
Post by Tenfut on Oct 30^th, 2017, 3:32pm

The "Jonnycab" method worked for me. See page 5 of "How to do things"

Tony

Title: Re: 24 valve Header Tank
Post by Simmo on Oct 30^th, 2017, 8:23pm

Here is the link to the Johnnycab method (http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=admin;action=display;num=1267895712)

The photos have been removed due to changes with Photobucket but the script is sufficient and the photos, if I remember correctly, simply showed the clear plastic tube up above the engine and full of green (antifreeze) water.
:)