[Nobbc] Xk 120 over heating-try this-----

[Steve Lehmann]

how far up are you topping off the raidiator at the cap?
if you top it to the top ring what can happen when the water gets hot and 
expands is push past the cap and start a siphion right to overflow can---try 
this
drop lever in raidiator to abought 3/4 inch below the ring the raidiator cap 
seals aginst and replace cap-make shure right preshure cap (7lbs?)-see what 
that does for you-

whoever told you rings and valves will make it overheat should not have a 
licence to preform automotive work.

a head gasket leak will cause overheating and here is a very e-z way to have 
a look-
pull the spark plugs-
if one looks like it,s been steam cleaned then yes it,s a head gasket issue.
also a simple compreshion test will tell you shape of rings.
test 2 x-
a dry test first-
then a small shot of oil down the plug hole-
if compreshion jumps up a signifacant ammount then it could be rings-#s 
should be within aprox 8-10 percent acrost all cylenders-
take note here-
if rear cylender-(cylenders) are weeker than to the front chances are you 
have had a stuck open thermostat and the water is not circulating to rear of 
engine to to lack of restriction needed to force coolent to the rear of the 
block--
is the car blowing blue smoke?-rings-
is the car blowing white steam?-head gasket (hope for nothing cracked)

whats the water look like in raidiator-
if like a nice nestles chocklate milk and oil looks the same your rebuilding 
and hopeing nothing cracked-

if it,s overheating in 15 min maybe you just have a stuck shut thermostat-

im willing to say it,s something very simple-may just a loose fan belt-

there plenty of honest mechanics that just love to steal your money-

if your car is overheating as much as you say an oil cooler aint gonna help 
you none-

sounds to me like you need to find a new mechanic.
one that belives in making an honest living-
sorry but it just frosts my ass to see people getting screwed-

go find a new mechanic-





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charlie Saul" <csaul at noleak.com>
To: <nobbc at autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 8:06 PM
Subject: [Nobbc] Xk 120 over heating


> Hi All:
>
> Trying to get my xk 120 back on the road:
> I installed a radiator overflow bottle and it overflows a lot when I
> drive for 15 minutes and turn the car off.
> One mechanic says car is overheating due to rings, valves, head gasket
> etc.; car engine needs to be overhauled.
> Another mechanic says that since I likely will drive the car less than
> 1000 miles a year, I should just have an oil cooler installed.
> Will this bring the temp down significantly?
>
> Regards,
>
> Charlie
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