[V6-12v] Bizarre Cooling System Problem

[James Whitehouse]

Yeah that's true - I'd forgotten about the spring in the stat. A leaking
head gasket would make sense if a coolant channel were blown. Any other
signs of a head gasket failure (bubbles in coolant expansion tank, oil in
coolant, gurgling noise on cool-down, etc.)?

James


On 30/5/05 9:25 pm, "Clive Young" <cyoung1661 at rogers.com> wrote:

> Hi Guys
> Don't think it is a stuck closed stat. James you are correct in that it
> would boil over very quickly. Also there is a spring in the stat acts like a
> pressure release to prevent this.
> 
> A suspect engine from a wreckers ? gotta be the head gasket. Wilfred get
> any warantee?