Hi Guys
In
Brisbane and need to repair a burst 100 Series 1HZ Radiator header Tank
any suggestions, replacements, where and $$$ estimates
Just got back from Xmas Hols (4000km round trip) and developed fan belt squeal when cold on the way
home, as the "BOSCH" fan belts I put on 2 yrs age regularly do this (from new, have to keep them bloody tight) I picked some extra spares (could get top cogs this time) on the road as to avoid using the veh spares.
Got
home today (early am) and discovered that
home fridge was on the way out, (fridge 14oC/freezer 4oC), after checking the power, cleaning the condenser and checking the fans evaporators no improvement, and been told at least a week b4 any one could look at it, made an exec decision and cut a deal with Hardly Normal for a replacement.
I threw the trailer on the cruiser and rushed off to pick up the replacement fridge with the new fan belts still on the back
seat, thinking "when I get back I'll "
Wellll' powering along the
Ipswich motorway 8 Km from
home, thinking this wont take long, I heard and felt a small hand grenade go off under the bonnet, with an accompanying puff of steam, checked the guage (in da red) immediately shut her down and rolled to a stop at Riverview.
Damage done, popped the hood to inspect the dammage thinking gee that was a loud bang for a coolant bottle cap blowing off and discovered that the plastic headder tank had split at the back near the radiator cap, taring the sealng flange off the headder tank, and yes of course both the fan belts had broken.
Got the fridge and the cruiser
home, but now need to sort the cruiser.
Summary of incident, lessons and summations
1) Dont like "BOSCH" fan belts squealed from new if not what I consider over tightened.
Note all the replcement belts had a "M" after their part # which according to the reps meant "Mached Pair" and indicated that you needed to purchase and replace both belts together.
so be aware as it is a double belt setup they have to be exactly the same length and the belts are "Mached" to achieve this
I suspect that my belts were not a mached pair from the outset and hence the squealing issue.
2) Dont wait, attend to belt squeal issues promptly
3) I suspect apart from the blown header tank and wallet, not too much damage done, as
I summise that once the belts went and the water pump stopped, that the coolant arround the cylinder sleeves rapidly boiled, which was too much for the radiator cap overflow to cope with and so the tank let go.
This warned me (rather loudly and fortuiously) that hello Huston we have a problem, and was able to shut the donk down quickly, and therefore the motor had simply 'boiled" and had not run for any signifigant period without coolant arround the cylinders (as a slower leak would do).
4) Running Synthetic oils will help.
5) The rapid boiling was probably assisted by the Turbo kicking in going up a small
hill
6) EGT's were normal at shutdown 300oC
7) on cool down starts normally.
8) Lucky It happened so close to
home ( and not a lot earlier on Hol's)
So hope this prevents any of you campers out there making my mistakes
Cheers
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