help!!!! coolant rises then gets too hot?? water pump??

[haydn callow]

Your TM-2 is pre-set to alarm at 100C why on earth continue driving with the alarm sounding.,.???

And once you did stop the engine would continue to "heatsoak" another 5 to 10 C

I reckon that's well cooked

[chipvan]

Wife was driving,pulled over as soon as it peeped,then it went from 86 to 120 quickly.had heaters on and went down to 100,from what she said it happend quickly...sod it

[haydn callow]

It wouldn't have "peeped" at 86C

[haydn callow]

Going right back to the start of this topic >>>why did you change a hose in the first place ?? was it because one burst and the gauge "off" the "normal" mark ??

[chipvan]

It peeped when coolant went up,then overheated.

The pipe that is connected to my heatexchanger had a small drip in the start just tightened it up abd bled,didnt burst

[chipvan]

How do i know if its goosed??

[haydn callow]

Sounds as though you need a new head.....Make sure you go to a Bongo Garage...Allans Plymouth.....

[chipvan]

Rd motors poole??

[haydn callow]

Don't know them....

[chipvan]

Ok ta,if its the head will have to take it off the road,just not got 1500 at mo.boo hoo

[haydn callow]

There is the mobile guy recommended on here....He will come to you ..do the job...£1200'ish

[chipvan]

Thats better thanks,will do some homework.will have to remove veg oil kit or that will void gaurentee!

[chipvan]

Did a presure test and found leaking in same place as last time,and this time rad cap leaking,lucky i had a spare.started up ok with no smoke or water in oil

[Northern Bongolow]

just bleed it up properly and give it a run, you have nothing to loose.

its real easy to get paranoid about this so take it back to basics.
if its holding pressure in the cooling system (ie no leaks) and its holding the coolant inside the system, then you have a fairly good chance you have got away with it.

bleed the system again and see what happens, i use the bleed to help establish if a head has gone, because it wont usually bleed to completion if the heads gone,you never get rid of the air in the funel once the temps start to rise in the system the crack, if there, can open.

good luck with it.

[chipvan]

Thanks nb,bled it last night for over an hour,bottom hose hot,heaters hot.started fine this morning no loss of coolant,no leak under bongo where found it before,

Time will tell but fingers xed