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Evening everyone,
Well my time overseas is coming to an end and I will return home in Apr 09 ready for a season of top down motoring. I was at home for a few days recently and thought I would flash up the 'S' as it had not been used for 8 months and was sitting in the garage. It ran like a dream but I have a cooling issue. The coolant, although not boiling, is making a 'bubbling sound, when the engine is switched off. The seals on the expansion tank are new and not perished and I can not see any signs of a leak. The radiator fan is only drawing 4V but I did not get the water hot enough for it to kick in so I am discounting that as an issue (will deal with that one nearer the time as I think a slight bit of re-wiring should solve it). Could it be the water pump not working? The second issue is I want to give the car a health check, sandblast (or equivalent) the chassis to get the rust and grime off and then seal. Possibly fit new coils and dampers also as we are bottoming out a little also. She is a 1990 S2 in BRG with approx 65k on the clock and bundles of history if it helps. She is never going to win any awards but I just want a piece of low priced big grin fun and that it produces (when running at 100%!). I live in Tidwoth, near Andover in Wiltshire and would welcome any assistance in recommending somewhere to take the car.
Enjoy the cold spell!
Well my time overseas is coming to an end and I will return home in Apr 09 ready for a season of top down motoring. I was at home for a few days recently and thought I would flash up the 'S' as it had not been used for 8 months and was sitting in the garage. It ran like a dream but I have a cooling issue. The coolant, although not boiling, is making a 'bubbling sound, when the engine is switched off. The seals on the expansion tank are new and not perished and I can not see any signs of a leak. The radiator fan is only drawing 4V but I did not get the water hot enough for it to kick in so I am discounting that as an issue (will deal with that one nearer the time as I think a slight bit of re-wiring should solve it). Could it be the water pump not working? The second issue is I want to give the car a health check, sandblast (or equivalent) the chassis to get the rust and grime off and then seal. Possibly fit new coils and dampers also as we are bottoming out a little also. She is a 1990 S2 in BRG with approx 65k on the clock and bundles of history if it helps. She is never going to win any awards but I just want a piece of low priced big grin fun and that it produces (when running at 100%!). I live in Tidwoth, near Andover in Wiltshire and would welcome any assistance in recommending somewhere to take the car.
Enjoy the cold spell!
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