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[ausjack]

Isn't that always the way Kel :shock: Good to see it's done though :good:

[keldaw]

Isn't that always the way Kel :shock: Good to see it's done though :good:

hey jayson , welcome back , .

[ausjack]

Thanks mate :friends:

[trout]

I had to send my beloved Landrover into the Landrover Hospital on a car ambulance yesterday due to overheating issues that resisted all my attempts to rectify 
:icon_cry:
Luckily I have RAC roadside assist so the tow truck cost me nothing and also as I have recently returned from a trip to the Pilbara it happened at home and Not in the middle of the sticks which would have been a nightmare.
There is a good chance that one or both head gaskets are buggered which is a $2,000 job minimum :scared:

[Unicorn]

Ouchski Troutski ....... bubbles in the radiator (with the cap off and full of course)?

Alloy heads or cast?

[trout]

Alloy heads But No noticeable bubbles, the little beastie just gets hot and spits coolant out of the overflow.
I have changed out all the hoses, the thermostat and fitted a new pressure cap onto the expansion tank.
It has a new hydrostatic fan and the radiator was "rodded" about a year ago.
This didn't happen over time and she just decided to overheat all of a sudden.
The car doctors have a gizmo that will detect hydrocarbons in the coolant to test if I have an internal fault with the heads because there is No external coolant leakages and the oil and coolant isn't contaminated So it has me stumped why it is getting hot.

[Unicorn]

It certainly sounds like you've done the full diagnosis so far Trout!!! :good:

Hope it works out ok for you and not too expensive. :scratch_one-s_head:

[trout]

It certainly sounds like you've done the full diagnosis so far Trout!!! :good:

Hope it works out ok for you and not too expensive. :scratch_one-s_head:

I just rang up to see how the patient was doing and they are flat out and haven't had a look at her yet
Hopefully I will have a diagnosis and an estimate of costs for the operation tomorrow :ok:

[Triggersmob]

Sounds like the radiator is blocked again.
If you need any parts, don't forget you have a mate in the business.

[trout]

Sounds like the radiator is blocked again.
If you need any parts, don't forget you have a mate in the business.

If that is all the problem is I would be as happy as Larry as that would be a nice cheap Fix.
Unfortunately I flushed the radiator and it has a good flow through it So I doubt that is the problem

[Basil]

Thermostats can stick open or closed and all the options in between but sounds like a warped or cracked head or a head gasket problem of some kind if the radiator and water pump are OK..

[trout]

Yes it's starting to look like a head gasket issue.
Normally I wouldn't hesitate to strip the motor down and do the job myself as I have done plenty of engine rebuilds in the past But I now have a "Gammy" arm complements of some lunatic that thought that driving on the wrong side of the road was a good idea I can't lift heavy awkward stuff anymore.

[trout]

It's official the head gaskets are Buggered
I suppose it's Not too bad really considering the old girl has done 250,000k's and quite a bit of that was offroad in low range.

[Unicorn]

On the bright side Troutski at least it's not a cracked head.

[trout]

On the bright side Troutski at least it's not a cracked head.

I don't know the condition of the head's yet  :s