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huwwatkins
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Tue May 17, 2005 2:06 am |
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Friggin car broke last night on the way home from work, temp guage looking rather high so I got out to check before hitting traffic.. Water pissing everywhere! Made a nice antrifreeze slick. Anyway, nabbed a lift home and abandoned the car. Went back later with the 16v and called the AA, some 90 odd minutes later, he arrived
He put some water in and it poured out almost as fast as it went in Leaking from somewhere near the water pump, ended up being dragged home....should be fun fixing that! Got some about 10pm instead of 6.
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JB
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Tue May 17, 2005 2:07 am |
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prolly the water pump itself by the sounds of it...when they go they just let it all out like that....ah well...at least u stopped it and didnt keep driving it...
this was in the td was it? |
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Chris H
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Tue May 17, 2005 2:08 am |
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huwwatkins
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Tue May 17, 2005 2:50 am |
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Aye, TD . Ill have the alternator off on the weekend so I can have a better look. Core plug? Could be an easy fix then.... dont fancy replacing the water pump, that difficult? |
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JB
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Tue May 17, 2005 2:50 am |
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id rather replace waterpump than coreplug tbh...its just nuts and bolts |
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Chris H
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Tue May 17, 2005 2:57 am |
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aye pumps easier than the core plug. But the core plug isn't exactly unheard of!
get the drivers wheel off and the arch liner and get someone to pour water in whilst you look for where its leaking.
Core plug will also more than likey mean camblet removel unless youi cut through the cover.
don't you think car@ sound slike carrot? |
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JB
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Tue May 17, 2005 2:59 am |
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Chris H
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Tue May 17, 2005 3:03 am |
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JB
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Tue May 17, 2005 3:26 am |
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huwwatkins
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Tue May 17, 2005 4:02 am |
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That was accidental |
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JB
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Tue May 17, 2005 5:17 am |
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it was meant to be an anrgy face wasnt it? |
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