Head Gasket blown = Cracked Coolant bottle? lolwut?

Discussion in 'The Workshop' started by MattWadz, Mar 26, 2011.

  1. MattWadz

    MattWadz Member

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    Okay, ive recently been doing wheelies and sometimes i hit the front end down very hard, ive stopped now due to whats happened, but i my coolant bottle has a tiny crack in it by the mount and its leaking onto the radiator and steaming, the bottle is also loosing water, which isnt good if i want to go anywhere. my friend says the headgasket is gone so it blew a crack in the bottle, i highly doubted that, but i have noticed when im sitting idle in traffic lights that the idle starts picking up quite a bit, usually this is from an air leak, but it may just be out of adjustment, can someone try and clear things up for me a bit, thanks for reading

    Matt
     
  2. nathan93

    nathan93 Moderator Staff Member

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    replace or fix the bottle then see how it runs or take your head off and check the gasket etc
     
  3. MattWadz

    MattWadz Member

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    Okay will check the head today, do you reckon putting sealant on the crack will fix the water bottle? or should i just melt the crack together?
     
  4. MattWadz

    MattWadz Member

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    Okay, strangely, my Circular head gasket was broken, but the outer gasket was fine, the spark plug hole is also cross threaded, i have got another head to put on and a new gasket, do you think this will stop my problem of running lean/out when i go full throttle?
     
  5. nathan93

    nathan93 Moderator Staff Member

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    try it and also replace your coolant bottle
     
  6. MattWadz

    MattWadz Member

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    will do, i found water in the piston, so my headgasket was definetly gone, also, where abouts are the temprature sensors on an aerox?
     
  7. MattWadz

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    also, can an air leak in the cooling system make the engine run lean?
     

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