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I just came across this very short video clip and it really does amaze me how people can come up with this tech.
I just came across this very short video clip and it really does amaze me how people can come up with this tech.
Fascinating!
I don't have a YT vid to relate to with this but when something breaks, I like to know why. I had a Mk2 Cavalier. It kept using coolant, which of course it shouldn't. It got the better of me one day (I'm talking 1987) and I decided to investigate. I ended up taking the head off, stripping that and investigating. Long story short, I eventually found a hairline crack, between a valve port and a coolant gallery. It was one of those things I was fortunate to see, it was that small but I now understood where the water was going and why I had a slightly steamy exhaust, as well as slightly milky oil, in the cold months.
It may have been repairable but I ended up sourcing a used head, complete with valves, tappets etc. I stripped and rebuilt that one, got it skimmed, effectively rebuilding the top end of the engine, re-using what I could but replacing what I had to. Changed the timing belt and water pump while I was at it.
Never lost a drop of coolant after that.