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(Message started by: Sam49 on Dec 20^th, 2007, 12:16pm)

Title: Cold radiator, water leaking
Post by Sam49 on Dec 20^th, 2007, 12:16pm

Hello I know nothing about cars but I have a problem with my 2nd hand ford scorpio. When the car moves the radiator stays cold, the car starts to heat and you can hear water bubbling, and boiling and water pours out, this only really happens on a couple of miles run. Any help or ideas would be appreciated
Thanks

Title: Re: Cold radiator, water leaking
Post by Jim on Dec 20^th, 2007, 2:10pm

Possibly a stuck thermostat. What Scorpio have you got (year, engine size, etc.)

Title: Re: Cold radiator, water leaking
Post by martin_rowe on Dec 20^th, 2007, 2:38pm

t/stat, h/gasket, w/pump.
in that order

Title: Re: Cold radiator, water leaking
Post by Highlander on Dec 20^th, 2007, 4:16pm

Check the belt that drives the water pump too, your tensioner may be gone.

Thats the rubber belt at the front of the engine as you look in, between the radiator and the engine, it goes round a lot of the engine components. it should be quite tight (dont check it with the engine running though) ;)

Title: Re: Cold radiator, water leaking
Post by peteHull on Dec 20^th, 2007, 4:43pm

I say Head gasket.... Sorry :-/

hope I'm wrong.

pete

Title: Re: Cold radiator, water leaking
Post by Highlander on Dec 20^th, 2007, 5:51pm

Where does the water come out??
I assumed it was the coolant overflow?

Title: Re: Cold radiator, water leaking
Post by Tompion on Dec 20^th, 2007, 9:19pm

Could just be an airlock, was on mine with similar symptoms after I changed the coolant.

Title: Re: Cold radiator, water leaking
Post by VSBlue on Dec 22^nd, 2007, 11:34pm

my scorpio was / is doing that bubbling, and boiling and

water & blowing it back

water come out coolant overflow

took thermostat out still did it

so i did head gasket

new head gasket + head bolts £100

had heads refaced / skimmed
& broken studs removed from head £82

new oil + filter +coolant. £35

new thermostat £4

new belt £17

new spark plugs £8

5 to 6 hours over 2 days to do the job

& IT STILL BUBBLING & BOILING WATER TOP HOSE & WATER BOTTLE GO REALLY BIG LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO POP AFTER ALL THAT

& NOW IT WILL NOT STAY RUNNING IF YOU TAKE FOOT OFF PEDAL

ANY HELP PLEASE ANY HELP PLEASE ANY HELP PLEASE ANY HELP PLEASE ANY HELP PLEASE ANY HELP PLEASE

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Title: Re: Cold radiator, water leaking
Post by Highlander on Dec 22^nd, 2007, 11:38pm

water pump?

Title: Re: Cold radiator, water leaking
Post by VSBlue on Dec 23^rd, 2007, 12:00am

any help on why IT WILL NOT STAY RUNNING IF YOU TAKE FOOT OFF PEDAL after i did all this work

Title: Re: Cold radiator, water leaking
Post by Highlander on Dec 23^rd, 2007, 12:11am

I would suspect somethings either been missed or fitted incorrectly when rebuilding it.

Go over everything and double check.

Just to clarify and not being cheeky but TEDDLE = PEDAL as in accelerator?

Title: Re: Cold radiator, water leaking
Post by VSBlue on Dec 23^rd, 2007, 12:13am

yes accelerator PEDAL sorry
have changed it in the other post 2
PEDAL now lol
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Title: Re: Cold radiator, water leaking
Post by Highlander on Dec 23^rd, 2007, 12:15am

must be the alcohol ;D

Boiling sounds very like a waterpump problem if all that work has been done