Post a picture of your classic car;

unkel

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

a 3 speed auto

Is it the 2 speed semi auto (the original Hondamatic that you have to manually switch between D and L) or the 3 speed auto? If the latter, your car must have been one of the first!

Thinkingaboutit

Justjens wrote: »

Hate to be the bearer of bad news but your symptoms sound horribly like a blown head gasket, hope I'm wrong, but worth getting it checked out.

There's no air bubbles, so probably not, but anyhow it will be tested for everything tomorrow. For some reason I put a 4lb radiator cap on instead of a 7lb one. I'm not sure a motor factor's cap would be suitable. They sell an old style cap. The head gasket was replaced not that long ago.

macplaxton

An "old style" cap comes in a few variants, not only for pressure (4/7/10/13/15), but for depth of neck it is intended for.

Therefore a short reach cap in a long neck doesn't do much.

Thinkingaboutit

It'll have to be long. I've ordered from NTG just to be sure.

Justjens

Thinkingaboutit wrote: »

There's no air bubbles, so probably not, but anyhow it will be tested for everything tomorrow. For some reason I put a 4lb radiator cap on instead of a 7lb one. I'm not sure a motor factor's cap would be suitable. They sell an old style cap. The head gasket was replaced not that long ago.

Radiator cap is probably your problem, radiator hot at top and cold at bottom while it vomits out water is a sure sign of head gasket problems, and you won't see any bubbles, only coolant on the ground.

Been there, done that etc........

You can test coolant for signs of exhaust gasses.

Thinkingaboutit

The garage is checking it out today.

toastedpickles

Only found this thread now, its a young lad compare to some cars here but none the less, It's only had a few short trips outside the gates around around as its being rebuilt but heres mine

Duke O Smiley

Looks well tp. That car has come a long way since you bought it, fair play.

Anyway, my newest purchase -

kev1.3s

I like that. Really cool looking cruser.

toastedpickles

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Looks well tp. That car has come a long way since you bought it, fair play.

Cheers boss, That's the day after i got it, trying to sort out suspension woes now

Thinkingaboutit

Justjens wrote: »

Radiator cap is probably your problem, radiator hot at top and cold at bottom while it vomits out water is a sure sign of head gasket problems, and you won't see any bubbles, only coolant on the ground.

Been there, done that etc........

You can test coolant for signs of exhaust gasses.

It appears to be the head gasket. The radiator needed cleaning out, in fact the grime in it was patching holes. It'll be repaired. I ordered gaskets, they are cheap enough to make the overall effort and expense bearable.

Nice Vauxhall and Saab.

aujopimur

The latest addition to my collection.

aujopimur

LIGHTNING wrote: »

That I like! Must be rare over here

I recon about 60, half of which are on the road, I have 4, all running.

dooroy

Thinkingaboutit wrote: »

It appears to be the head gasket. The radiator needed cleaning out, in fact the grime in it was patching holes. It'll be repaired. I ordered gaskets, they are cheap enough to make the overall effort and expense bearable.

I drove a Morris Oxford as my first car for a few years . Same engine etc as the Wolseley and they were a 'tough' engine . I gave mine a 'roasting' one Winter's night when a hose split . Hose replaced , filled up with water and away it went for many more trouble free miles . If that happened to a modern car it would be an expensive repair .

I do remember that the radiators seemed to have very fine pipes/tubes in them that were easily blocked - especially if any kind of sealer were used to stop a leak . To clean them out properly it was recommended that they be 'rodded' by a radiator specialist . Top and bottom sections removed and pipes cleaned properly .
So ensure that the rad is properly cleaned - or you could still have problems.
The cooling fan was also tiny which didn't help .
Immaculate car - would have liked one of them 'back in the day ' but they were much dearer to buy.

Duke O Smiley

Thinkingaboutit

That's a nice car Duke O Smiley.

Dooroy

A radiator specialist is going to work on the radiator. Likely a new core is needed. When it was cleaned out, it was like a sieve. The garage will fit a new head gasket too.

dooroy

Likely a new core is needed. When it was cleaned out, it was like a sieve.

New core would be the way to go. I never had a head gasket fail on one of these engines - but the radiators were known to block up easily .
Of course back 'in the day' antifreeze was not often used and there was much more internal corrosion resulting in blocked rads .
And it also happened that when some did decide to use antifreeze they discovered they had a lot of leaks:mad: - antifreeze apparently had a 'seeking' effect

tc20

Went through the test at the 2nd time of asking.
Failed first time around for corroded brake lines and a hole in the sill which needed repair.
Stains on the ground in the 2nd pic aren't mine.

ba_barabus

power pants wrote: »

passed nct first time last weekend

That your daily?

Darraghmh91.

Not sure if you would class it as a classic but anyway here it is

1991 mk1 ep82 toyota starlet gt turbo fully standard

Duke O Smiley

That;s a classic!^

brembo26

Darragh that is absolutely epic!!!

Is she for sale?

Darraghmh91.

Ha I'm afraid not it will never be for sale
Iv done so much to this car to get it standard with 5 years or searching to find me these wheels for it
I only buy all toyota parts for it and am very fussy with who I let fix the car or anything
Toyota parts are pricy I only payed €270 for a rad just so it has the toyota stamp on it but I'm fussy and don't want spurious parts on it only genuine but still an endless amount of work to be dove to it and loads of toyota optional extras to buy for it aswell
Iv a build thread on this site in the project section if you fancy a look

Here's a few more pics but don't be alarmed by the exhaust I have the standard one bought for it just waiting to get it in my hands

Thinkingaboutit

A lot of old hot hatches get Halfords junk inflicted on them, so it is nice to see it done right.

Darraghmh91.

Thinkingaboutit wrote: »

A lot of old hot hatches get Halfords junk inflicted on them, so it is nice to see it done right.

They all do people have them destroyed now and give these little starlets a terribal name
Might can safely say this car has no halfords .. Accept double sided sticky tape haha but apart from that every nut, bolts, clip and washer is from toyota

Agricola

My Rover Mini City. Restored by previous owner to factory spec. I've just added Minilites and some chrome bits. 69k miles and going like a clock.

kadman

Here's my classic.:D

Nekarsulm

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Zoo4m8

A vet near here always drove one of those coupes, after he had examined the patient and made his diagnosis he would open the boot which was filled to the brim with medicines , mostly bottles, he'd have a root around till he found what he needed, check to see if it was somewhere close to being in date and say " there you go, bound to work..it's free!"

wicklow_hunter

Mercedes Sl 107 1977 4.5 V8:)