How bad is this............?

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take thin pipe off top of rad and make sure its clear fiil it back up leave top off and look for water comming out off pipe in to expation tank
 
I appreciate you all taking the time to help, honestly.

I kind of suspected this could be what it was, as I have read about the problems in this very forum. As soon as the temp flew up i was going 'Ohhhh noooooooooooo'. And crossing fingers.

Having said that, there's other things it could be too, so I'm not going to give up hope until I get it seen to on Monday by someone who knows what they are doing (i.e. not me).
 
Yup, that's going to have to be the Plan.

I really Love that car as well, was convinced I have a good 'un. I was working on the basis that if it had survived this long, it must bloomin' work!
 
i would get a top hat linered block in there, if you like the car that much its worth it. after all you could buy another and 6 months the liners go and your back to the point you are now!!! thats what happened to me, luckily not much bothers me and it doesnt matter how bad things are, worrying and getting upset doesnt get engines fixed!!!
 
I'm in Edinburgh.

It's under some kind of warranty, I'll need to see what's covered.

And I'm not upset now, the first glass of vino has been poured!
 
if its warrantied and covered, your laughing!!! insist on a top hat linered block even if you have to put a bit in yourself, it'll give you peace of mind!!!
 
I'm concerned because the garage I bought it from made a great big faff about getting it pressure tested before I bought it. So presumably I'm going to get the 'it was fine when you bought it' response.

They saw me coming I suspects. :doh:
 
yeah but how long have you had it?

and if its warratied then so long as its covered its of no consequence that they tested it!!! after all how many times have you bought something got it home and turns out its fecked so you have to take it back and get a replacement!!!
 
i dont want to **** on your party but that happend to me i never got a penny off the robing bastard in the end just did jobs and still doing them may i add
 
I've had it for about two months, I'll need to check how long I'm covered for.

'Cos of the age/model of it I said to the guy that if anything went wrong with it I would be camping on his doorstep until it was fixed, so he chucked in the warranty for free.
 
go round and threaten to wipe his buisness out by organising a non insurance covered event!!! well i suspect the warranty wont be worth the paper its written on in that case!!! punch the ****!!!
 
Yeah, that's why I wasn't up for paying for the warranty!

Well you guys have cheered me up if nothing else.

If I go now and have a look to see the results of the drive home;

no water = much wailing and gnashing of teeth
water = rejoicing?
 
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Dont get to carried away. A boil over can be something as simple as a failed expansion tank cap. This lets the old girl boil and chuck its water out so you think "oh crap !" and top it up again and hope for the best. But you dont bleed the system properly so you get an air lock which leads to a boil up and an overheat, a warped head and a blown gasket. Bottom line, if it gets hot - stop, find out why.

Unfortuantly they dont fix themselves so hoping is usually not a good option.
Do like Gav says and get a HC test to start with.
 
Have just read the warranty, it excludes pretty much everything that could ever go wrong with a car!
 
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