At Wits End - Please Help..

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 1:49 am

This could turn into a V8 Forum day out

Post by **Coops** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 9:29 am

i did offer a forum day out when i needed help taking my engine out, offered beer and food and had no takers

SimpleSimon · Post by **SimpleSimon** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 1:20 pm

Coops wrote:i did offer a forum day out when i needed help taking my engine out, offered beer and food and had no takers

I would of jumped at something like this even though Im on the tools daily ya just to far away fella

v8250 · Post by **v8250** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 1:31 pm

coops, apologies i missed your invitation and we're only a few villages away. did you get the job done or would you like a hand?

importantly, where's need4speed...i want to know what biscuits he has

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 9:52 pm

Coops wrote:i did offer a forum day out when i needed help taking my engine out, offered beer and food and had no takers

My secret is fresh baked rolls with bacon and sausages + lashings of Tea and coffee Coops

JP. · Post by **JP.** » Sat Dec 12, 2015 4:42 pm

Coops wrote:i did offer a forum day out when i needed help taking my engine out, offered beer and food and had no takers

Sorry mate, would love to come over and help you out, would even bring waffles...
Thing is... its more then a few villages to travel for me.

Post by **Coops** » Sat Dec 12, 2015 8:06 pm

no worries guys, was back in July,
engines out anyway now me and a good mate did it in a couple of evenings,

need4speed · Post by **need4speed** » Sun Dec 13, 2015 6:49 pm

Guys. Sorry for not replying before now. I've been a bit ill lately. Thanks for all the responses!

Boy it would be great if some of you could come and help me. I'd love to be able to put some faces to names, but alas I reckon I'm way too far away from you

I'm in Kilmarnock, Scotland.

I fancy all the tea, biscuits and beer in the world wouldn't get you up this far..

Haven't been in the garage in a few days but I will be back in soon.

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 9:21 pm

need4speed wrote:Guys. Sorry for not replying before now. I've been a bit ill lately. Thanks for all the responses!

Boy it would be great if some of you could come and help me. I'd love to be able to put some faces to names, but alas I reckon I'm way too far away from you I'm in Kilmarnock, Scotland.

I fancy all the tea, biscuits and beer in the world wouldn't get you up this far..

Haven't been in the garage in a few days but I will be back in soon.

Jeez!! Thats a bit far from Milton Keynes for me Dude!
Hopefully you will be feeling better soon mate. I say Mate because I dont know you real name

Regards
Perry MGBV8

Ian Anderson · Post by **Ian Anderson** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 3:12 pm

need4speed wrote:Guys. Sorry for not replying before now. I've been a bit ill lately. Thanks for all the responses!

Boy it would be great if some of you could come and help me. I'd love to be able to put some faces to names, but alas I reckon I'm way too far away from you I'm in Kilmarnock, Scotland.

I fancy all the tea, biscuits and beer in the world wouldn't get you up this far..

Haven't been in the garage in a few days but I will be back in soon.

I was just around the corner last weekend and early this week
Stirling and Dumfries

But alas now back down in the big smoke of London

Ian

Ian Anderson · Post by **Ian Anderson** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 3:12 pm

need4speed wrote:Guys. Sorry for not replying before now. I've been a bit ill lately. Thanks for all the responses!

Boy it would be great if some of you could come and help me. I'd love to be able to put some faces to names, but alas I reckon I'm way too far away from you I'm in Kilmarnock, Scotland.

I fancy all the tea, biscuits and beer in the world wouldn't get you up this far..

Haven't been in the garage in a few days but I will be back in soon.

I was just around the corner last weekend and early this week
Stirling and Dumfries

But alas now back down in the big smoke of London

Ian

need4speed · Post by **need4speed** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 5:49 pm

Yeah I know most of the regulars on here are well down south Perry

Ian that's quite a coincidence as I was in Dumfries last week!

I'm feeling better now and the plan of action is to get a replacement radiator and go from there. I'm going to work from the premise that it maybe had a very stubborn air lock.

I just don't know what else could cause the rad to be boiling hot in the top half and stone cold in the bottom? Especially as the pump is new, block is new and the heads checked.

Anyway, going to have a rake round local scrappy tomorrow and see if I can find suitable radiator.

Cheers
Phil

Post by **Coops** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 9:32 pm

I still don't think the issue is your radiator,
as in previous posts you have said,

1: worked fine in the car with old engine,
2: you had it professionally reconditioned,

like I said previously I run the exact same radiator up until last year when I had to have a custom one made due to my rad being blocked off by my intercooler,

when it over heats etc how hot is the air coming out of the heater?

stevieturbo · Post by **stevieturbo** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 10:22 pm

As above...unless your rad is completely blocked...which is very doubtful you need to get water circulating first.

That will not be a radiator problem.

need4speed · Post by **need4speed** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 3:16 pm

Unlike my coolant, I feel like I'm going round in circles here...

So if it's not a radiator problem and it's not a waterpump problem, surely it's a stubborn airlock?

Edit: once I get new radiator in I will check the temp of the air coming out of heater. I don't believe my dad checked that..