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DeanoTS
24-12-2009, 01:50 PM
My KR Verada is going through the coolant, I top it up about every second day and the overflow bottle is empty and the radiator needs topping up. It seems to hold pressure and I can't see any leaking out anywhere, there is no water going in the oil and no steam coming out the exhaust, I don't know where its going, anyone have similar problems? oh and I have replaced the radiator cap,
cheers and a very merry Xmas to all
kempeowen
24-12-2009, 09:01 PM
My KR Verada is going through the coolant, I top it up about every second day and the overflow bottle is empty and the radiator needs topping up. It seems to hold pressure and I can't see any leaking out anywhere, there is no water going in the oil and no steam coming out the exhaust, I don't know where its going, anyone have similar problems? oh and I have replaced the radiator cap,
cheers and a very merry Xmas to all
Had the same a while ago in my TS, it was the head gasket and the water was going out the exhaust but no sign of steam.
Are there bubbles in the radiator when you idle with the cap off?
DeanoTS
24-12-2009, 09:25 PM
Hi, thanks for your message, yes there are bubbles with the cap off and it has had miss at times so i guess that might be my problem too a blown head gasket, time to sell it I think.
Had the same a while ago in my TS, it was the head gasket and the water was going out the exhaust but no sign of steam.
Are there bubbles in the radiator when you idle with the cap off?
Sigmaproject
26-12-2009, 07:05 AM
Try some Chemiweld.
yann89
27-12-2009, 08:51 AM
time to sell it i think.
try some chemiweld.
fix it properly.
[TUFFTR]
27-12-2009, 04:35 PM
yeahhhhhhhhh fix it properly but if he cant be assed and gets a good trade in, chemi weld it and let them worry about it
Madmagna
27-12-2009, 05:04 PM
DONT CHEMIWELD FFS, all you will acheive is blocking the radiator, Magnas and Chemiweld DO NOT MIX
You can use Abro granuls if you want to, these do not block stuff up and work well.
The 6G72 12v motors have a habbit of cracking heads around the exhaust port, my KR did this, I used the Abro and 3 years later it was still fine.
If you are not getting milky oil you have not done your head gasket because if you have you will get coolant running past the piston into the sump
Other option is to sell as is, it is not dodgy to do this provided you advise the purchaser that it is using coolant, repairing it may not be viable if you are looking at selling
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