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ross501:
it is a new rad  and all the pipes are getting really hot  think i will have to order a head gasget and see if that cures it

MisterC:
Is it steaming or just showing hot on the temp gauge?  If it was the head gasket you'd expect to see some oil in the water and/or mayonnaise in the rocker cover/oil filler and/or the overflow bottle would keep filling up as the pressure built up.  Have you replaced rad cap? You say it's got a new rad, did you have the heater set to fully hot when you refilled it?  You can get an airlock if you don't do this.  I had a similar overheating (steaming) problem with my S3, and replaced rad cap as a start to no avail.  Kept filling up, kept steaming out (after about 2 miles).  I was filling rad to just cover the fins each time.  The last time it did it, I left it and didn't refill, several weeks later, no problems.  It seems to have found it's own 'level'.  Temp now normal.  My drive has a very slight slope, so it may have given a falsely low level when I topped it up.  The excess just steamed off.
Regards
Paul

timberdog:
aint a loose earth strap form engine to earth?

i had this and it was the problem never know

ukmudmaster:
before you change the head gasket, scrounge a compression tester, if all 4 pots are the same , look elsewhere! Is your rad clogged with mud? Electric fan working? Have you reverse flused the rad, this usually shifts a load of sludge,
good luck with it,
Dave

Lee_D:
Is the Rad cap the correct pressure rating or an off the shelf halfords jobbie?

Worth checking.

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