Re: 83 CGT5S

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <3.0.3.32.19990330081544.006a07bc@mail.sunbeach.net> Palu Heaselgrave writes:

> I have a follow up question to this...before the car went of the road
> (literally), the head gasket set had been replaced twice.  The second time
> was very shortly after the original change..but because the car began to
> overheat, losing water at an alarming rate...the mechanic figured that the
> head had not been refaced.  Even after the second gasket went on (refaced
> head and all) it would overheat constantly.. new radiator, new hoses etc.
> but still the expansion tank would empty.
> What should be my next step?

In your climate, I'd expect proper operation of the cooling fan to be
essential.  If _that_ isn't doing its job, you'll lose water through
the filler cap - it has a safety valve inside it that opens at 1.4 bar.

Pull the connector off the multi-stage switch on the bottom of the radiator
and see if you can get the fan to run by jumpering the pins.  I assume
a new switch was fitted with the new radiator?

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