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Robin W
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From: "terri.mc" <[email protected]>
To: "Paranoid7" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: SJ overheating problem
Date: 11 September 2003 16:30
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paranoid7" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups: uk.rec.cars.4x4
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 1:57 PM
Subject: Re: SJ overheating problem
>
> "Geoff" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 11:18:11 +0000 (UTC), "Robin W"
> <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > ->Hi, after getting the 410 back together and a week of no problems, it
> > ->started over heating after only 6 miles road use, turned out on this
> >
> > Did you have the head off ? (Head gasket wrong way round)
> >
> > ->occasion to be the timing severely retarded, however, the problem's
> > ->reoccured and there seems to be no problem with the water pump or
> cooling
> > ->system/fan, I have got another pump to try just in case but I wondered
> if
> > ->there maybe any other problems that people have come across?
> >
> > Have you flushed the rad ?
> > Have you checked the thermostat ?
> > Fan belt okay ?
> >
> > --
> > Geoff
> > www.anoraks.uk.net
>
> I stripped mine to clean up and replace the valves, replaced all the
> gaskets, and it developed a overheating problem after 6ish miles, I later
> traced it to the water pump gasket, although brand spanking new, was
leaking
> slightly, might be worth a good check.
>
> Paranoid7
>
>
Gasket seems fine, can't see anything leakng anywhere to be honest.
Another question's just cropped up though, as this is a "Y" which fuel,
Unleaded or LRP?
