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General Information => Troubleshooting => Topic started by: barlytreat on October 03, 2008, 06:01:07 am

Title: Coolant system is preasureized instantly???
Post by: barlytreat on October 03, 2008, 06:01:07 am

My 1.6td is running Evans NGP+ coolant (low psi ) with a 19*22 *3 Griffin double pass NASCAR radiator and 16" Spal fan.  I'm thinking that I must be leaking compression into the coolant system.  The head is newly rebuilt though.  Any suggestion would be great.

Title: Coolant system is preasureized instantly???
Post by: saurkraut on October 03, 2008, 06:19:16 am

Yup, head gasket, cracked head, or cracked block.

Title: Coolant system is preasureized instantly???
Post by: jimfoo on October 03, 2008, 07:15:15 am

Agree with above. My Evans wasn't pressurized when I lost my WP pulley and the temp was WAY past 250. It only expanded a little and dribbled out the overflow hose(open system)

Title: Coolant system is preasureized instantly???
Post by: zukgod1 on October 03, 2008, 07:41:22 am

X3  ^^^^^^^

Title: Coolant system is preasureized instantly???
Post by: Op-Ivy on October 03, 2008, 09:41:45 am

X4

The coolant system should only pressurize once it gets hot enough for the coolant to expand a bit. Then at higher temperature it should pressure to keep from boiling over.

PS: Tie her up and put her in the basement. (I didn't understand the question anyway)

Title: I hope it's not the block
Post by: barlytreat on October 03, 2008, 12:27:21 pm

Well it looks as though I gonna have to pull the head again.  What is the likelyhood that a 1.9 head will mate up without issue?  Btw it looks like I may be in the market for a head, if anyone has a GOOD leed please let me know.  Thanks for all of the prompt input.

Title: Coolant system is preasureized instantly???
Post by: Smokey Eddy on October 04, 2008, 12:01:59 pm

I'm putting a 1.9 aaz head on mine. PM me if you want to know what im doing. Don't take my word as anything concrete as I R n00b