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Radiator blown, will cylinder head follow?
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 9:33 pm
by Bongomamma
My radiator blew spectacularly last week, steam filled the cab, que lots of screaming and general grabbing anything of value from inside (I thought the thing was ablaze) the van is with the people in Bodmin (pitstop) who are lovely, and I believe the radiator has been replaced, the guy there said the cylinder head could have also gone but we won't know without driving it (a huge bill I can't really justify) opinions please, who has had a radiator go and not had the head follow? Thank you
Re: Radiator blown, will cylinder head follow?
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 10:03 pm
by Bob
Really sorry to hear this, doubtless depends how soon you stopped.
Re: Radiator blown, will cylinder head follow?
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 10:07 pm
by Bongomamma
It stopped itself
Re: Radiator blown, will cylinder head follow?
Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2013 11:11 am
by Velocette
It is a lottery, every case is different. If air got into the head water jacket while the engine was running and already hot the chances of distortion and cracks or even a meltdown is fairly high I would think. You may well be lucky, fingers crossed.
Re: Radiator blown, will cylinder head follow?
Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2013 12:40 pm
by rita
Bongomamma wrote:It stopped itself
Did the engine restart OK, is there any signs of water coming out of the tail pipe.
