Notabongo Posted November 13, 2024 Posted November 13, 2024 Had radiator leak for a while 2 months ago heater not blowing hot air ,seems to be loss of pressure when taking radiator cap off ,running ok seems leak has stopped since weather turned cold plus a bottle of kseal !!! ....any ideas have I gummed something up or caused a blockage somewhere? All help appreciated TIA
Rojie Posted November 13, 2024 Posted November 13, 2024 On 11/13/2024 at 6:15 PM, Notabongo said: Had radiator leak for a while 2 months ago heater not blowing hot air ,seems to be loss of pressure when taking radiator cap off ,running ok seems leak has stopped since weather turned cold plus a bottle of kseal !!! ....any ideas have I gummed something up or caused a blockage somewhere? All help appreciated TIA Expand You may need to bleed air out of the cooling system. There is a method buried somewhere in this forum. Or possibly the heater flap valve is faulty, again covered n the forum. Is your thermostat stuck open ?
Notabongo Posted November 13, 2024 Author Posted November 13, 2024 Level fine in radiator and expansion tank ,
Notabongo Posted November 17, 2024 Author Posted November 17, 2024 No real pressure in the coolant system can open rad cap after a run and no bubbling or excessively hot so don't know if thats another issue or connected
MonsterS Posted November 18, 2024 Posted November 18, 2024 Here's how I bleed the system, Put the front end of the vehicle facing uphill, run the engine so the temp gets up, (with rad cap off). then keep squeezing the top rad pip and run the internal heating on full blast (hot as you can) on intake not circular, and eventually the air lock will go. 1
Notabongo Posted November 18, 2024 Author Posted November 18, 2024 Tried that monster but without raising the front end
MonsterS Posted December 3, 2024 Posted December 3, 2024 On 11/18/2024 at 12:49 PM, Notabongo said: Tried that monster but without raising the front end Expand Any luck?
Notabongo Posted December 3, 2024 Author Posted December 3, 2024 No joy ,just driving with hat and gloves on now 🤣 Need to find a mechanic to fit new radiator and look at the heater ....any recommendations in the north west
Michael Brown Posted December 10, 2024 Posted December 10, 2024 I have had a similiar problem. I thought a fuse had gone and they are a devil to get to behind the glove box. Someone suggested checkng the radiator fluids, so I did and put in a litre and a half. Heater started working. I now carry radiator coolant to top up should the heater fail again
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