Well todays the day

[dixiebabes]

Dashboard off to have a look at whats causing the steam coming from the vents, tomorrow is the inlet manifold gasket replacement and radiator removal. Any pitfalls i need to look out for lads as im pretty anxious about this dashboard removal. Wish me luck lads and lasses and any phone numbers in case of problems would be greatly appreciated then hopefully loads of . Thanks in advance for being a pain in the AE

Edited by dixiebabes on Saturday 19th March 10:37

[Jonny weggie]

Jeff, just watch out when your taking dash off or out altogether, the wires from the dials and earth wires slip off when your not looking and cause problems later.
So before fitting dash back on check that everything works first.

Good luck bud.

jonny.

[dixiebabes]

Will do cheers Johnny lad!!!!

Dix

[Number 7]

dixiebabes said:

Dashboard off to have a look at whats causing the steam coming from the vents, tomorrow is the inlet manifold gasket replacement and radiator removal. Any pitfalls i need to look out for lads as im pretty anxious about this dashboard removal. Wish me luck lads and lasses and any phone numbers in case of problem would be greatly apppreciated then hopefully loads of . Thanks in advance for being a pain in the AE

The pipes that run under the inlet manifold can get quite corroded. Worth cleaning them up and also replacing the hoses, together with those that run through the front bulkhead to the heater. ACT do them in silicone. Maybe worth also draining the block using the drain taps on either side, and flushing through. Just done this to mine - fortunately no crud present.

[dixiebabes]

Number 7 said:

The pipes that run under the inlet manifold can get quite corroded. Worth cleaning them up and also replacing the hoses, together with those that run through the front bulkhead to the heater. ACT do them in silicone. Maybe worth also draining the block using the drain taps on either side, and flushing through. Just done this to mine - fortunately no crud present.

Another few jobs on the checklist cheers #7.

Dix

[dixiebabes]

Not too bad a job but definatly need 2 people to put the dash back on especially the steering column. nipped all the hoses to the matrix steam still coming up through the vents but nowhere near as bad. Looks an absolute nightmare to remove the matrix from the heater box. see what it goes like after a couple of weeks back on the road if no better ill have to bite the bullet and take it all apart again. Inlet manifold has stopped leaking WTF? never touched it but its stopped? so gunna give the cooling system a propper flush tomorrow and clean some hoses out. By the way like Wedg1e said the dashboard bolt above the glove box is a nightmare.

Dix

[dixiebabes]

Flushed the system out added new coolant, flushed pipe by pipe, Hey presto no more steam but inlet manifold starts leaking again? Wedges gotta love em. Replaced that (like you said Campbell not a bad job at all) just loads of back strain leaning all that way over. Fired her up and she is running perfect. No leaks or steam anywhere, took her out for a few miles to blled the system and she was breathing fire like a rocketship, worth all the scratches up me hands and arms off Ba***rd cable ties. Ready for the RUSTY III and BBWF bring em on . Now its time to get


Dix

[Wedg1e]

Good effort that man. Better watch it, Rob'll have you up there sorting out his car

[Campbell]

Nice one Dix glad you got to the bottom of the heater matrix probs and it is a back killer the inlet but worth doing write.
I gess this is going to give you time to have a look at the video then
Dont drink to much rusty.

Cambelt

[dixiebabes]

Ill try and sort it this week Campbell honest!