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Post by shakermaker on Apr 29, 2012 11:33:14 GMT
John, wish I could get my TF in the garage but its full of woodworking stuff.
It's a small world, I'm on the point of becoming a born again aeromodeler. Did a lot of it in the early 60s before girls and motorbikes turned my head.
Cols
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Post by jonty1951 on May 17, 2012 21:45:14 GMT
Just received an email from Jean at Austin Garages, and they've found the water/ oil cooler is blocked.
The cooling system is also gunged up, so a full flush is in order.
Nick bypassed the oil cooler to prove a point, and there was no sign of overheating !
John
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Post by shakermaker on May 18, 2012 8:56:26 GMT
Jerry. Mike H and Petevick were right then although I’m sure they would be too modest to say that they told you so. At least you'll have it sorted now and it shouldn't be too expensive. Cols  |
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Post by petevick on May 18, 2012 12:37:13 GMT
hell no, I told you so  |
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Post by Jerry & Di on May 18, 2012 18:12:56 GMT
hell no, I told you so No, I did before you  Did you read my long boring post about the way I've plumbed in the intercooler to avoid just this?  ? |
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Post by petevick on May 19, 2012 8:22:39 GMT
hell no, I told you so No, I did before you Did you read my long boring post about the way I've plumbed in the intercooler to avoid just this? ? no, it was too boring |
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Post by Jerry & Di on May 19, 2012 8:29:27 GMT
I've bought a Kenlow pre-heater to fit at the rear of the block, and I'll check my intercooler as a matter of interest with a hose pipe.
I'm sure the strange intercooler flow layout causes heater problems in all but the odd 160.
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Post by Jerry & Di on May 19, 2012 8:30:53 GMT
Jerry, was right then although I’m sure he would be too modest to say that he told you so. Cols No |
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Post by jonty1951 on May 20, 2012 10:44:19 GMT
If the F /TF had a "normal" type of cooling system, I would have flushed it out and changed the coolant long ago.
But it's such a pain of a job ( potential air locks and possible overheating problems afterwards), I'm afraid it's one job that I would never attempt.
Poor excuse I know, but there you go!
John
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Post by jonty1951 on Jun 8, 2012 18:49:26 GMT
It's been a long time, but my TF's coming home tomorrow !!
Nick rang me on Wednesday to tell me that while he was road testing it,
the head gasket blew !!!
He was understandably gutted, as a lot of the work he'd done had now got to be undone.
Apparently, when the head gasket was replaced 6 years ago, a standard one was fitted.
I'm glad it happened while he'd got it, and not to me in a month's time!
He's fitted the multi layer gasket and oil rail mod, plus new main radiator, stainless underfloor pipe's, water/oil cooler, water pump, expansion bottle and cam belt's.
Nick did remark he'd never seen a cooling system in such a shocking condition!
It took him 5 HOURS to flush all the muck out !
The oil cooler was totally blocked, and the main rad was looking suspect
whilst the underfloor pipes were very badly corroded on the inside.
That'll teach me to look after the cooling system !
John
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Post by jonty1951 on Jun 11, 2012 4:45:40 GMT
Now I've REALLY got post HGF paranoia !!
Driving back from Nick's on Saturday, I turned the heater control from cold to hot, and the temp gauge shot up to 3/4 !!
It returned to normal after about 30 seconds, and seemed fine after that.
The same thing happened again yesterday, but this time it went a shade over half way, and back to normal.
I rang Nick about it, and he seemed a bit worried, but I wonder if it's just a small airlock clearing itself?
Any idea's guy's before I take it back to him?
Oh, and I managed to scrape the paint of the front skirt of the wife's new Alfa Mito yesterday !
Not a very good weekend !!
John
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Post by Jerry & Di on Jun 11, 2012 10:39:52 GMT
Oh dear, sorry to hear that  I can't help but think it's the plumbing arrangement on a TF160, as described above  I've never had a moments trouble since fitting a TF160 intercooler and modifying the coolant flow. |
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Post by Mike H on Jun 11, 2012 13:14:15 GMT
Have to say that, IMHO, it's an airlock clearing itself. As I mentioned in another thread recently, it took the best part of six weeks to sort out a similar issue on mine about 2 years ago after replacing a similar number of cooling system components! My advice would be to run it, keep an eye on it, and top it up as necessary (when cold), keeping a careful eye on how much you're having to top up and looking for mayo on the dipstick. If you have the facilities, and the inclination, park it nose down with the expansion cap off to aid the release of any air pockets for a couple of nights. My money is on there not being an underlying problem and that it will sort itself, although that's assuming it's not requiring any significant top-ups. FWIW, my local dealer has had no subsequent issues with any of the multi layer gasket and oil rail mods they have carried out. |
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Post by shakermaker on Jun 11, 2012 13:55:29 GMT
Oh my sainted aunt!!! What was I saying about it not being too expensive.
Did you have to re mortgage John?
Cols
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Post by jonty1951 on Jun 11, 2012 17:08:12 GMT
Thanks for the reassuring advice chaps !
In the 7 years I've owned it, I've spent very little on it, and it's just unfortunate that all this expense is coming in one lump !
And I've just found out that my MOT expired at the beginning of May !!
Got it booked in for Friday, and ordered two GS-D2 tyres for the front( they are 10 year old original's, so can't complain about that really!).
John
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