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vanishing days 04-11-12 11:00 AM

thermostat leak
 
I drove down to truro for a week of yesterday I check the oil this morning when I noticed a bit of liquid in the v and the coolant was a few mm below normal

If my thermostats gone is it easy to replace myself if I find a one Down here in a motofactors

Alternatively what would a garage charger or is there any members down in Cornwall who could help me out

Ritchy 04-11-12 11:13 AM

how bad is the leak? may not be bad enough to stop you getting home?, youll need the 3 parts of the stat kit to repair, grease to help install, the throttle body off a 10mm socket on a uj joint on a long extension too and posible something to lever, plus replacement coolant

stamford 04-11-12 11:36 AM

With a KV6 thermomstat always hope for the best and fear for the worst. They are not all an easy fix, some are lucky, some not so lucky. Mine required the removal of the inlet manifold to gain access as the pipe sheared off flush with the block.

vanishing days 04-11-12 12:50 PM

It's not a bad leak I cant even see were its coming from just noticed the coolant was a bit down how much does a garage charge for the job?

James Raby 04-11-12 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stamford (Post 280283)
With a KV6 thermomstat always hope for the best and fear for the worst. They are not all an easy fix, some are lucky, some not so lucky. Mine required the removal of the inlet manifold to gain access as the pipe sheared off flush with the block.

Yeah but with anything, done it once then you've done it a thousand times!!
Got to do this on Y reg too, luckily did it a few month ago on bluey so fresh in mind....


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