From: Milton on

"Brad" <optional(a)REMOVEgmail.com> wrote in message
news:4be11b95(a)news.x-privat.org...
> Anyone want to have a guess what might be wrong here?
>
> 1997 1.3l 4cyl Charade 5spd A/C with 165,000km
>
> It sat around with no water in the radiator for 2 months with a blown
> motor.
>
> Put a second hand engine it with new timing belt and thermostat and the
> water pump looked good.
>
>
It could be one or several of many things. Things to check

Radiator cap
Air bubble in the water system
Water pump

I'd suggest going to a radiator specialist first and not be too concerned
about a mechanic's advice.

Regards

Milton

From: Brad on
atec7 7" <""atec77\"@ hotmail.com wrote:
> Brad wrote:
>
>>
>> If the radiator is causing the overheating, could that short drive
>> when it overheated have been enough to cause heat damage to the head
>> or blow the gasket?
>>
>> Can you think of anything else that could be causing the miss
>> symptoms? And do you think I'm up for head work or not?
>>
> You maybe
> as well as the car
> charade ( shakes head)

LOL. I kind of like the little thing. :)

> rad is stuffed to I think strong possibility

me too :(

--
Brad


From: Brad on
Milton wrote:
> "Brad" <optional(a)REMOVEgmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4be11b95(a)news.x-privat.org...
>> Anyone want to have a guess what might be wrong here?
>>
>> 1997 1.3l 4cyl Charade 5spd A/C with 165,000km
>>
>> It sat around with no water in the radiator for 2 months with a blown
>> motor.
>>
>> Put a second hand engine it with new timing belt and thermostat and
>> the water pump looked good.
>>
>>
> It could be one or several of many things. Things to check
>
> Radiator cap
> Air bubble in the water system
> Water pump

Pretty sure all that is fine.

>
> I'd suggest going to a radiator specialist first and not be too
> concerned about a mechanic's advice.
>
> Regards
>
> Milton

Yeah. I should have just done that straight away. :\

--
Brad


From: Clocky on
Brad wrote:
> Milton wrote:
>> "Brad" <optional(a)REMOVEgmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:4be11b95(a)news.x-privat.org...
>>> Anyone want to have a guess what might be wrong here?
>>>
>>> 1997 1.3l 4cyl Charade 5spd A/C with 165,000km
>>>
>>> It sat around with no water in the radiator for 2 months with a
>>> blown motor.
>>>
>>> Put a second hand engine it with new timing belt and thermostat and
>>> the water pump looked good.
>>>
>>>
>> It could be one or several of many things. Things to check
>>
>> Radiator cap
>> Air bubble in the water system
>> Water pump
>
> Pretty sure all that is fine.
>
>>
>> I'd suggest going to a radiator specialist first and not be too
>> concerned about a mechanic's advice.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Milton
>
> Yeah. I should have just done that straight away. :\

They would have been happy to sell you a radiator, I'm sure.


From: atec7 7 ""atec77" on
Brad wrote:
> Milton wrote:
>> "Brad" <optional(a)REMOVEgmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:4be11b95(a)news.x-privat.org...
>>> Anyone want to have a guess what might be wrong here?
>>>
>>> 1997 1.3l 4cyl Charade 5spd A/C with 165,000km
>>>
>>> It sat around with no water in the radiator for 2 months with a blown
>>> motor.
>>>
>>> Put a second hand engine it with new timing belt and thermostat and
>>> the water pump looked good.
>>>
>>>
>> It could be one or several of many things. Things to check
>>
>> Radiator cap
>> Air bubble in the water system
>> Water pump
>
> Pretty sure all that is fine.
>
>> I'd suggest going to a radiator specialist first and not be too
>> concerned about a mechanic's advice.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Milton
>
> Yeah. I should have just done that straight away. :\
>
I wonder if the pump is good , googling brings up the cheap pumps
shedding the vanes