[V6-12v] Bizarre Cooling System Problem

[Wilfried Link]

No other symptoms at all. System and engine function
serenely otherwise. Will have 2Bennett put 4-gas
tester in coolant reservior to test for hydrocarbons,
as well as do pressure test.

Wil

--- James Whitehouse <jamescarstuff at aol.com> wrote:

> 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?
> 
>