water pipe expansion
28 August 2012, 05:59 PM
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water pipe expansion
hey all im hoping this is not what i think it is but ive bought my 1994 classic impreza a few day ago its had a new water pump this month and rad this month ive removed the thermostat today just to check if it was the problem or not
the problem or may be isnt is that the car warms up and when up to running temp the top house is hard not really solid but still a little hard and expands slightly the fan kicks in and back out again and gets no hotter my question is how hard should the pipe get and should it expand or is my head gasket on the way out ?
the problem or may be isnt is that the car warms up and when up to running temp the top house is hard not really solid but still a little hard and expands slightly the fan kicks in and back out again and gets no hotter my question is how hard should the pipe get and should it expand or is my head gasket on the way out ?
28 August 2012, 07:58 PM
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top hose should be relatively hard but shouldn't be expanding, change your top hose and see if it does it again! BEFORE you change it though crush up a dish washer tablet and put it in your header tank and let the car run upto temp, and leave for about 15mins, this will clean your cooling system of any nasties!
After that change your top hose and refill with comma extreme green anti-freeze should be a 50/50 mix.
Hope this helps wiggy
After that change your top hose and refill with comma extreme green anti-freeze should be a 50/50 mix.
Hope this helps wiggy
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