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Joe90 Member Since: 29 Apr 2010 Location: Hampshire Posts: 6408 |
Trying to figure this one out.....
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7th Feb 2016 7:18pm |
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Joe90 Member Since: 29 Apr 2010 Location: Hampshire Posts: 6408 |
Thanks Brian
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7th Feb 2016 11:45pm |
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johnboyairey Member Since: 11 Jan 2013 Location: surrey Posts: 2032 |
Could it have been a slow leak, that eventually caused an overheat? If it's similar to my mothers 1.4 2005 fusion, the pump went and we had an overheat, but she wouldn't know any dash gauge from a bowl of cherries. So just steamed over and stopped. We were lucky, just a pump,and done. It was actually the bearing.
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8th Feb 2016 10:22am |
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chris595959 Member Since: 09 Jan 2012 Location: Brighton Posts: 61 |
To much right foot causing valve bounce, and push rod pops out especially if the tappet setting were on the large side |
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8th Feb 2016 2:55pm |
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Joe90 Member Since: 29 Apr 2010 Location: Hampshire Posts: 6408 |
@ chris
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8th Feb 2016 9:33pm |
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johnboyairey Member Since: 11 Jan 2013 Location: surrey Posts: 2032 |
Our pump was aftermarket, around 40 quid. It was a bit of a sod to position the gasket, with RTV sealant.. Take care.
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8th Feb 2016 11:01pm |
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Haylands Member Since: 04 Mar 2014 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 8207 |
The early Ka pushrod engine is based on the 1959 Ford Anglia engine.... Go go Harry Potter.....!!!!! Pete __________________________________________________ 2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior 2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Parchment over Navy Interior. Sold 2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand, Jet Interior. Sold 2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green, Ivory over Aspen Interior (Fatty Offroader) Sold -Click for Project Fatty off roader- |
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9th Feb 2016 12:27am |
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kingpleb Member Since: 07 Jun 2011 Location: Maybe here. Maybe there, I get everywhere! Posts: 8455 |
It's a ford Ka!
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12th Feb 2016 11:19pm |
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Joe90 Member Since: 29 Apr 2010 Location: Hampshire Posts: 6408 |
This one has air con and electric windows
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13th Feb 2016 12:25pm |
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johnboyairey Member Since: 11 Jan 2013 Location: surrey Posts: 2032 |
When I heard it had pushrods, I wondered if it was an old KA and if it had the old 'Kent' engine.... Maybe yours has a little zetec engine, ??? but I think you can also get problems with a stuck heater valve.... There some you tubes on fixing the heater valve, and diagnosing, and it looks easier to (bypass) repair than the water pump. |
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13th Feb 2016 10:08pm |
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miggit Member Since: 12 Jul 2014 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 3657 |
There are only a few things that will cause it to overheat, lack of water, u/s pump or a blocked rad, from the speed you said it took to over heat, I think I'd be looking at the rad first, then the pump also check the thermostat isn't stuck shut
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14th Feb 2016 1:23am |
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miggit Member Since: 12 Jul 2014 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 3657 |
Just had a thought, Ouch! Did the fan cut in before the water fall started? if not then the rad could be very blocked Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
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14th Feb 2016 1:26am |
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Joe90 Member Since: 29 Apr 2010 Location: Hampshire Posts: 6408 |
Just to round this off:
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25th Feb 2016 9:33pm |
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