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(Message started by: ren on Oct 11^th, 2004, 12:31am)

Title: Header tank
Post by ren on Oct 11^th, 2004, 12:31am

Hi
When checking water level
there is a kind of (moose) in the header tank
is this normal,
its bubbly and fluffy.
I know it sounds yakky but have just had a engine change,and not seen this b/f is it normal.
Ren

Title: Re: Header tank
Post by Richard on Oct 11^th, 2004, 1:19am

Sounds to me like you may have head gasket trouble, they normally refer to this as mayonaise. Hope for your sake i am wrong.

Title: Re: Header tank
Post by ren on Oct 11^th, 2004, 1:34am

Richard
Thanks for that,will have it checked out.

Ren

Title: Re: Header tank
Post by maddshooter on Oct 11^th, 2004, 12:26pm

Ren,
Had a similar problem when I first got my scorp. The original engine had been replaced a short while before , due to major failure , but no one had though to clean out the water system properly and the result for me was a very sludgey header tank . Took off the tank , cleaned it out etc. and has been o.k. since . Hope this may help .
Madd.

Title: Re: Header tank
Post by Mmonster on Oct 11^th, 2004, 9:56pm

Hi Ren,

That's oil you found. It's funny how it turns, when boiled in water.
Check oilfiller cap, if there is same staff inside, you are in trouble. Water and oil are mixed together. (cylinderhead gasget?)
Probably it's just from assembly, dropped down to waterchannels when cylinder head was fitted.

Mmonster

Title: Re: Header tank
Post by Lee_allen on Oct 11^th, 2004, 11:07pm

Hi Ren

Long time since I have seen you around!

doesnt sound good m8 oil is definately getting into the water system.

R

Lee

Title: Re: Header tank
Post by ren on Oct 13^th, 2004, 12:50am

HI
Had it checked,it looks like (as advised) Madd
solution is correct.
it needs the system flushing.
there was no oil showing in the header,
get that done s ee how it goes.

Hi Lee
was hopeing to make it to the meet the other sunday
the next one is 7/11/04 yes?.....will if everything ok be there.
reg
Ren