4age Idle Hunting

[Johno]

I had a mate look at my car tonight and he reckons the thermostat could be screwed. The car gets hot but the bottom radiator hose remains cold. I'm going to remove the thermostat tomorrow and run it without and see if that fixes the problem. He also found a small leak in one hose but only it leaks when the car is cold.

[Johno]

I took the car to my mechanic and he confirmed the head gasket is gone. Thats why my car was idle hunting, exhaust gas was getting in the cooling system and creating a air lock. I stuck my nose in the radiator and it smelt like exhaust. Someone told me if I get a ciggy lighter and burn the dipstick and see bubbles on the oil i got troubles. Well its bubbles every where so i def got troubles :)

 

My oil is totally screwed at well, its like sludge now. Just gotta hunt down a head gasket now and start pulling it apart

[altezzaclub]

Bummer! Now you need to find out why it blew.

 

Nothing worse than fixing that problem when its only a symptom of what is really wrong somewhere.

 

Has it run out of water sometime? or is this a second-hand motor you bought from someone else that you're running for the first time?

 

I can't see the heater being a part of it. Usually they just leak water onto the carpet or down the firewall somewhere.

[Johno]

Bummer! Now you need to find out why it blew.

 

Nothing worse than fixing that problem when its only a symptom of what is really wrong somewhere.

 

Has it run out of water sometime? or is this a second-hand motor you bought from someone else that you're running for the first time?

 

I can't see the heater being a part of it. Usually they just leak water onto the carpet or down the firewall somewhere.

 

Yeah i bought the engine from a guy who is well known on the forums and he's a good bloke so I'm not pointing the finger at him. I only drive the engine for about 1500kms then got problems but it was sitting round for 1.5 years in my shed before i put it in the car. I don't know why its blown, I found a loose hose heater hose but my mechanic said that wouldn't have blown it. He said its just a old engine and shit happens. I would like to know what caused it buy maybe he's right :)

 

I'm going to buy all new gaskets and seals and fix it all up. Its leaking oil from cam cover, head gasket, and front cam gear housing. I'll change the sump gasket, inlet and exhaust gaskets and what ever else i can think of too. :(

[Evan G]

get the head shaved, get it crack tested. maybe a head job if you got the money.

[Johno]

get the head shaved, get it crack tested. maybe a head job if you got the money.

I was going to get a head job but my Gf might get jealous.. lol

 

Nah but really, i'll just take the head off and get it tested, if its ok then i'll just get it resurfaced, and get the inlet/outlet ports polished and get a 0.8mm head gasket. I was going to get the head shaved 30 thou but its a bit too much for now. The thinner gasket will do the job i think :P