having filled up with all the fluids 2 weeks ago, went to start looking at getting it started the other night and discovered a few drips of coolant on the floor, hummmm........
on closer inspection it seems that the water is coming from around the top of the engine some where between the head and the block, having a good look it was hard to see where the water is coming from, it is either coming from the head gasket some where, or from the outlet of the cylider head into the thermostat housing, (even tho this has had a new sealing 'o' ring and silicone when it was re-built) but i thought being the easy of the 2 to re-do i would start with the thermostat housing, this means i have had to remove the rocker cover, cam pulleys, and all the engine covers to gain access to the 2 bolts that hold it onto the head, took it off and have checked the seal and re siliconed it, went to fit it back onto the head when i noticed that there is large tab that hangs on the underneath of the outlet was actually hitting against the front of the water pump before it can be fully bolted up, it appears that the after market water pump i fitted is wider than the original pump, so getting out the trusty hack saw, i removed about 5 mm from the bottom of this tab, and it now misses the water pump, so fingers crossed it seals this time and i dont have to remove the head again.
just got to wait for the sealant to dry and will hopefully find out tomorrow.
also i have fitted my new temp sensor that works with the dials which have now arrived, and have also fitted the new oil pressure sender, but i am regretting not fitting this whilst the engine was out, as its rather tight and currently not able to get a spanner in there to tighten it up, so its back to work on monday to make some thing to over come this issue,
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