Darrel
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Mar 23, 2009 10:00:06 GMT
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I recently bought a Citroen Ax 1.0 with a suspected headgasket problem as it was running on 3 cylinders and overheating for £87 on e-bay. Basically the lad decided putting sand/small gravel mix in the rad may block where the headgasket was blowing  . Anyway after giving it a good flushing out and putting some k-seal in it I'm now glad to say its running like a dream (on all 4 again) and temp is perfect. Will have a go at the headgaset in the summer, but hopefully the K-seal will hold it till then. It amazes me at some peoples thought process when trying bodges  |
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rodharris83
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Sand in my radiatorrodharris83
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Mar 23, 2009 11:04:22 GMT
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Mar 23, 2009 11:21:23 GMT
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lol, like the guy who tried to port polish his head by pouring sand in the intake while running.
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Mar 23, 2009 13:42:00 GMT
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and on another thread there was the guy who washed his engine out with water as wanted to clean all the old dirty oil out!
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Mar 23, 2009 15:06:22 GMT
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that was a mustang i saw that and laughed my tits off. lol
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Mar 23, 2009 15:08:08 GMT
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lol, like the guy who tried to port polish his head by pouring sand in the intake while running. lol i remember that. what a tool!!! |
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1987 Opel manta GT 2.0 16v
1976 Opel manta s project
1985 Opel Rekord E 2.2i
1992 Vauxhall Carlton 2.3TD
1989 Mercury Grand Marquis
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dungbug
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Mar 23, 2009 16:38:51 GMT
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lol, like the guy who tried to port polish his head by pouring sand in the intake while running. lol I remember that. what a tool!!! Saw it as well, wasn't his friend who helped him a Honda mechanic or something..........Nympty eitherway! ;D |
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Last Edit: Mar 23, 2009 16:40:13 GMT by dungbug
Past: 13 VW Beetles from 1967 - 1974
Bay Window Campers (1973 & 1974)
Mini's (1992 Cooper lookalike & 1984 '25 Anniversary)
MK2 Polo Coupe S (1984 & 1986)
MK2 Polo Breadvan (1981 & 1984)
MK4 Escort (1989)
MK2 Granada Based Hearse (seriously)
Fiat Uno 60S (1986) Punto 60S (1998) Cinq (1997)
1998 Yamaha YZF600R Thundercat
2003 Ford KA
Current: 2004 Ford Focus (barely alive)
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Mar 23, 2009 16:41:58 GMT
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Not only did he put water in there.... he then started it up and left it running until it seized!
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Mar 23, 2009 16:44:18 GMT
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A mate of mine has an old clio, and in response to the oil light coming on, he decided to top the oil up. He rang me up and said 'I've put 5 litres in, and it's still not full'
It was then I told him that the oil level is on the dipstick
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Davenger
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Sand in my radiatorDavenger
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Mar 23, 2009 17:16:01 GMT
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A mate of mine has an old clio, and in response to the oil light coming on, he decided to top the oil up. He rang me up and said 'I've put 5 litres in, and it's still not full' It was then I told him that the oil level is on the dipstick Had a woman do that on a Volvo 360 that I'd just done an engine rebuild on, back in the days when I was a mechanic. Fecked the oil pump, then she bought it back and tried to blame me. Took the oil filler cap off and all I could see was oil, no rockers, no nothing, just oil. She'd filled it right to the top ;D |
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