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Hi all, hope you're having a nice bank holiday?
I think i may have been a silly boy. About a month ago the surf overheated, got a bit of advice from a guy at work, replaced the thermostat and everything was fine again. On Thursday i decided to go up to Liverpool (for the biggest party i've ever seen, what a night!) Just as i pulled up in the 'Pool the temp needle started to rise, i turned it off (it was boiling), let it cool and in the morning topped up the coolant before heading back to work in Hertfordshire. I was a bit anxious all the way back but everything seemed okay. Then a couple of miles from work the needle started to go up again, i pushed on and then when i pulled in to work the needle went off the scale, i thought the Surf was going to take off. Lots of steam, and when i opened the bonnet there was steam pouring out of a hole in the top of the radiator. There seemed to be a buzzing coming from the engine, though this could have been the steam coming out of the hole in the radiator. I got a bit more advice and the guy said that it looked like i needed a new rad cap as the seals gone, and that he thought i could get the radiator patched as it's a tiny hole. I topped up the coolant and headed home (big mistake?), after about a mile i was surrounded by white smoke, a cloud of it behind me, steam from the engine, and smoke from the engine too. The check engine light was well and truly lit by now. It made the rest of the journey on the back of a lorry...
I would really apprecieate any advice (constructive critisicm welcomed, but you won't stop me supporting Liverpool!) or suggestions for what might be wrong with my Mule. The whispers of "why don't you sell it?" are starting, but i love this car, it is my pride and joy and i really hope i can fix this. A big thankyou in advance for your help and for all the helpful advice i've received in the past,
It is a '92 K, 2.4 and has done about 110,000km. I'm not a very mechanically minded person, so an idiots guide would be good, and perhaps appropriate?!
Many thanks,
Nick.
I think i may have been a silly boy. About a month ago the surf overheated, got a bit of advice from a guy at work, replaced the thermostat and everything was fine again. On Thursday i decided to go up to Liverpool (for the biggest party i've ever seen, what a night!) Just as i pulled up in the 'Pool the temp needle started to rise, i turned it off (it was boiling), let it cool and in the morning topped up the coolant before heading back to work in Hertfordshire. I was a bit anxious all the way back but everything seemed okay. Then a couple of miles from work the needle started to go up again, i pushed on and then when i pulled in to work the needle went off the scale, i thought the Surf was going to take off. Lots of steam, and when i opened the bonnet there was steam pouring out of a hole in the top of the radiator. There seemed to be a buzzing coming from the engine, though this could have been the steam coming out of the hole in the radiator. I got a bit more advice and the guy said that it looked like i needed a new rad cap as the seals gone, and that he thought i could get the radiator patched as it's a tiny hole. I topped up the coolant and headed home (big mistake?), after about a mile i was surrounded by white smoke, a cloud of it behind me, steam from the engine, and smoke from the engine too. The check engine light was well and truly lit by now. It made the rest of the journey on the back of a lorry...
I would really apprecieate any advice (constructive critisicm welcomed, but you won't stop me supporting Liverpool!) or suggestions for what might be wrong with my Mule. The whispers of "why don't you sell it?" are starting, but i love this car, it is my pride and joy and i really hope i can fix this. A big thankyou in advance for your help and for all the helpful advice i've received in the past,
It is a '92 K, 2.4 and has done about 110,000km. I'm not a very mechanically minded person, so an idiots guide would be good, and perhaps appropriate?!
Many thanks,
Nick.
GOT NO COWBOYS HERE?
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