paddy Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Blew the head gasket about a month ago, it blew both rad hoses off and snapped a tip of the plug. A month later it's all back together again, now with genuine head gasket instead of victor reinz. It runs well but after hard driving I get a little bit of coolant leaking out of where the rad hoses come off the engine. They are standard hoses and I think they may be shagged so got new ones ordered. But what would symptoms be of the head needing skimming? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lukEp Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 (edited) You should always have the head skimmed when the head gasket has blown. The heat will warp the head and even valve seats so a skim and pressure test is a must. Edited February 21, 2017 by lukEp Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gorganl2000 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 are you sure its not leaking from the thermostat housing?...was this removed and any point and maybe not resealed or/and tightened properly? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paddy Posted February 21, 2017 Author Share Posted February 21, 2017 It's not the thermostat housing, it's coming from where the hose attaches to the housing. I'm pretty sure it's not thermostat. It was removed but properly re sealed. I know i should have got it skimmed but I didn't, but fitted a genuine gasket this time as I heard they seal well. Would a head gasket testing kit show if the head needed skimming? I do also have a spare good head if it came to it. It runs fine I've driven it hard a few times and done a fair few miles since and it seems fine, just a tiny bit of coolant coming out from where the rad hoses come off the engine got me worried They are standard hoses with standard clips, anyone had issues with these before? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AdamB Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Do a sniff test is the best bet to see if it's leaking CO into the cooling system. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patman Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Look at this on eBay:https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/272498960992Car Combustion leak tester head gasket 30ml. fluid, 15 tests Free P&P 1st class 👍🏻 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paddy Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 Ordered, fingers crossed it's nothing bad. Hoping its 20 year old hoses getting weak Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gorganl2000 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 yeah, i had to change the oem hose clamps for the screw up type as the oem ones kept oozing out a little coolant ever so often regardless of how i fitted them up http://www.hcl-clamping.com/Worm-Gear-Hose-Clamp-US-Style-P14like those Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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