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Thanks guys. I did back the bolts off quarter turn before torquing up. Wish I had marked them. I'll take it for a spin when it stops raining see how I get on

So I have replaced my thermostat and re-touqued the head although the head bolts didn't appear to take any more to bring them up to 100 lbs. I started the car in the garage and it appeared to be fine. Bought up to temperature with electric fan kicking in fine. Both top and bottom hoses hot. No water was dispelled from the expansion bottle. All appears fine but I'm not convinced I've actually fixed anything. Went back this morning when cold and system has taken some water from the expansion bottle compared to how much was in there when started yesterday. If I had a head gasket problem coul

Thanks guys I'll make that my plan

So just about ready to re-touque my head bolts and was wondering it seems to be the consensus on here to slacken off quarter turn first so should I be slacking them all of first and then go back and tighten up or one bolt at a time, slacken and re-touque? May sound stupid to those who know but want to get it right Thanks Richard

Hi Nigel thanks for this. I bought a cheap gas detector but the results were inconclusive. The fluid turned green rather than yellow. Running the engine during and after the test everything seemed fine although I could still see bubbles forming in the rad. There was also a lot of steam about I couldn't see any obvious leaks anywhere and didn't know if it was water sitting around from when the engine kicked it out previously or even condensation from the strange warm/ cold weather we are having at the moment. I'm going to retorque the head and run it up again first but it would useful to be abl

Thanks Dave for your words of encouragement

Pete no need to apologize I appreciate you trying to help me. Thinking about another of Petes suggestions. Its not long ago I retorqued the head myself...... Maybe I should have another go? Looking at past posts its worked for others

Thanks Rob I'll have another go when I get my mojo back

I ran it without the radiator cap on Bob

Drain tap on side of engine ran fine. Took the thermostat out and replaced with another new one. Ran engine with cap off. All looked fine. Both bottom and top hoses got warm but water was dispelled from the radiator. Anybody help me with the next step please. When I turned the engine off water cascaded out VID_20241227_152454007.mp4

Thanks Pete. No signs of any water in the oil. I'll have a look at the tap and run with the cap off. While I'm at it I'll check the bottom hose as Rob suggests. Thanks for helping me

Hi guys thought I would start up the 4A after not being run for a couple of months. Let it tick over in the garage. Temperature gauge got to about Midway, fan hadn't kicked in yet and the rad decided to dump it's contents into the expansion bottle until it was full and couldn't take any more. Quite impressive display. See video. What is the likely cause and best place to start with a fix please. VID_20241226_161015327.mp4

In my mid twenties I drove a old van that I had to have because of my work. I pined for a clean car to use for evenings and weekends. With a budget of around £500 instead of buying a clapped out fiesta or similar I bought a Morris minor and loved it keeping it many years. In my early forties I moved to a house with a garage and thought I would buy another old car for fun. I wanted a classic 60s sports car with wood and as many dials as possible. I always liked the look of the TR4a and Austin Healey but couldn't stretch to these so bought a sunbeam alpine which I went on keep for 18 years.

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