cooling system questions

[silverGPX]

hey all. couple of questions to help diagnose overheating problems.

1. where are the bleeding screws located

2. is the waterpump driven by timing belt or fan belt?

3. if its driven by fan belt can the water pumo be changed without removing the timing belt?

[I8A4RE]

1) Bleeding screww is located on the block gearbox side. Can be a pain in the ass, so just use the heater hose.
2) Timing belt
3) No

[silverGPX]

wanna run me thru the heater hose method again pretty please simon?

[I8A4RE]

Ok the most important thing you need to do is jack the car up as high as you can, also if you can find a bottle and cut the bottom off it to use as a funnel and shove it the filler spout. Start the car and run till car gets to operating temp. Once at temp rev the car for 10-15 second intervals for about about a couple of minutes. The water level should rise and fall when reving the car. This will be because of the water pump. So if the water is NOT rising when you rev then, your water pump will be stuffed. Do not let the water level get below the spout keep topping up untill it just wont take any more. The whole process should take around 10 minutes.

If this doesn't work your going to need to flush the system again. To do that, pull off top heater hose, shove a garden hose into the filler spout and flush system until water out of the pipe in the firewall (heater core pipe) runs clear. Now place in funnel and pour coolant into the funnel, start car. Keep pouring until coolant starts coming out heater core. When it does re attach the heater hose and bled as per instructions above.

[silverGPX]

just had it pressure tested, exhaust gases leaking into coolant.

new engine for me FML

[silverGPX]

thanks simon for your help too

[silverGPX]

6a13t anyone?

[Kustom]

just had it pressure tested, exhaust gases leaking into coolant.

new engine for me FML

Seriously?

[Bennoz]

Ouch

[silverGPX]

just had it pressure tested, exhaust gases leaking into coolant.

new engine for me FML

Seriously?

yep, im serious.

okay everyone, get headgasket fixed or new engine?

[Bennoz]

If you are highly mechanically skilled, head gasket.
If you struggle to change a tyre, dstocks for 2nd hand engine.

[I8A4RE]

That is sh*t man. Have you overheated it?

[silverGPX]

personally i don't think i can do a headgasket, i can change alternators nd compressors, fanbelts, thermostats, i can take radiators nd condensors in and out.

maybe i could find a lowkm engine and put new waterpumps, timing belt, polish heads and things

and no i hadnt overheated it i just hadnt drivin on the highway since the fto cruise so i didnt know.

[I8A4RE]

Is it a gpx?

[silverGPX]

...silvergpx

[I8A4RE]

Lol sorry in the middle of doin about a hundred things.

Of course it is, well I have a gpx engine. It has a few oil leaks but they can be sorted easily.

[silverGPX]

how many km's on it and how much would u want for it?

[I8A4RE]

I think it is round 160-170 make me an offer

[silverGPX]

ill probably go for something with a bit less kays thanks anyway man. any wreckers that youd reccommend

[I8A4RE]

Good luck man. Panel house but they will be exxie