Overheating

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Nathan I Think
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Re: Overheating

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Just had the car hydrocarbon tested at my mates garage. Looks like I've got . Crack in the head. Brilliant got a new engine on order
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Re: Overheating

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Surprising. Wouldntve thought that would cause the coolant loss you are seeing

Have you tried http://www.halfords.com/motoring-travel ... weld-500ml

Wondarweld can do a pretty good job of fixing issues like that if its a small crack
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Re: Overheating

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hi tried some of that stuff it worked for about a day then went back to what it normally does
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Re: Overheating

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Shame. Worth a go though!
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Re: Overheating

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yeah think im guuna just swap the head. not to hard to do tbh
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