Mytheroo
New member
I've recently done head gasket, mild head rebuild.
Has been running well for 3-4 weeks, no oil loss, no coolant loss.
I have a 1.6 but with a retro-fitted colour dash, the temp gauge moves normally to 12'o'clock position (90c) and stays there the whole time, which I don't quite trust as OBD2 has showed fluctuations up to 94c in the past...though I haven't actually tried it recently.
Anyway, the other day I noticed I had no water pressure after a drive. Coolant was hot and was higher in the expansion tank than when cold but all looked normal. I've had no coolant loss so I assumed I had a faulty cap, and I was just lucky not to boil over the coolant.
Anyway, new cap arrived today, but it hasn't solved the issue. I definitely had pressure when hot before I did the head rebuild (issue was leaky exhaust valve, no issues with head gasket).
Anyway, I'm stumped as to how to test, what to look for next etc. I don't like that it isn't pressured, so I don;'t want to drive too far currently.
Has been running well for 3-4 weeks, no oil loss, no coolant loss.
I have a 1.6 but with a retro-fitted colour dash, the temp gauge moves normally to 12'o'clock position (90c) and stays there the whole time, which I don't quite trust as OBD2 has showed fluctuations up to 94c in the past...though I haven't actually tried it recently.
Anyway, the other day I noticed I had no water pressure after a drive. Coolant was hot and was higher in the expansion tank than when cold but all looked normal. I've had no coolant loss so I assumed I had a faulty cap, and I was just lucky not to boil over the coolant.
Anyway, new cap arrived today, but it hasn't solved the issue. I definitely had pressure when hot before I did the head rebuild (issue was leaky exhaust valve, no issues with head gasket).
Anyway, I'm stumped as to how to test, what to look for next etc. I don't like that it isn't pressured, so I don;'t want to drive too far currently.