[Healeys] still overheating

[i erbs]

no oil in water, no water in the oil
water just circulates in radiator when thermostat opens, no bubbles
Will get a test kit to check radiator water. Car runs really smoothly. I'm
actually quite happy with it.
Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
      _______                                  _______
     (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
         (_________________________)
          BT7 engine and disk brakes


1967 MGB  [image: MG]

A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti
Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words


On Tue, Sep 25, 2018 at 9:10 AM Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:

> Hate to say it, but an overheating issue that happens suddenly like that
> could be a blown head gasket.  There are test kits for exhaust gasses in
> the coolant, and you could start with a compression test.
>
> These guys are pretty good:
>
> https://www.2carpros.com/articles/head-gasket-blown-test
>
> Bob
>
> On 9/24/2018 8:19 PM, i erbs wrote:
>
> My car was running great...
> In june it was running hot on  our trip to Victoria BC. It had been
> running around 185. On trip it started running up to 212 and then way hot
> after parking.
> The car has continued to behave this way all summer. I replaced the newish
> radiator cap topped up and went for a drive tonight. 64 degrees ambient
> temp.
> Drove for 30 miles and stopped to check. Temp went past 220 and water
> began to flow out the overflow tube and some squirted out of the hose
> fitting and water pooled around the bottom of the filler neck.
> So why would start doing this after running cool and fine for a year or
> so?  I'm going to see if I can borrow a pump to check the radiator neck for
> poor cap fitting. I don't understand what would cause it to happen?
> Sorry, I have to mention that the thermostat opened at about 168 degrees
> and water flowed through the system
> Ira Erbs
> Portland,OR
>       _______                                  _______
>      (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
>          (_________________________)
>           BT7 engine and disk brakes
>
>
> 1967 MGB  [image: MG]
>
> A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti
> Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words
>
>
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