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 Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 13:19 Post subject: Mitsi Delica 2.8 turbo - help please |
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Hi all, sold my trooper in the summer for a more economical van to get to work in and have just been offered my mates Deli for a good price. problem is it has a fault so i'm hoping some of the guru's can point me in the right direction. Basically, it had a new cylinder head in March and since then my mate bought a Shogun sport and hasn't run the Deli much, but when it runs it overheats and water drips out of the expansion tank. Could it be a sludgy radiator or something simple or has the cyclinder head not been done right? Andy help greatly appreciated.
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| Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 14:34 Post subject: |
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as a guess sound like the head wasn't skimmed or has developed a crack
does the header tank bubble when running ?
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| Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 14:39 Post subject: |
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| Yeah, sounds like a cappucino machine..... if the head needs skimming that's a big old job then. He paid about 1500 to have the new head fitted. |
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| Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 14:40 Post subject: |
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| Quickly jump back in there - would a new head need skimming? Scuse the ignorance as this is more in depth than my mechanic knowledge! |
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Those delis have wind problems, they can get airlocked and need to be burped, do both front and rear heaters work ?
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| Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 15:04 Post subject: |
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| They do both work, though me mate took the thermostat out to stop the overheat issue - how do you burp them? |
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Both heaters on hot and get the front end up high with the cap off then run it, or same as but drive it up a steep hill, also check the rad hoses for both getting hot.
Odds are it is the head gasket but its worth a go just to be sure.
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| Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 15:16 Post subject: |
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must have missed the new head bit 
most likely air lock then
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| Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 15:55 Post subject: |
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| air lock a good poss, but if the head was not done properly even if it was new will go. also did they find out what made it pop a head gasket in the first place? |
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| markymoan wrote: |
Both heaters on hot and get the front end up high with the cap off then run it, or same as but drive it up a steep hill, also check the rad hoses for both getting hot.
Odds are it is the head gasket but its worth a go just to be sure. |
Just to clarify, is that the rad cap or expansion vessel cap? fingers crossed it's air  |
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| Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 16:48 Post subject: |
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| Just a wee bit more info - the fault has been there since the new cyclinder head was fitted - he should have taken it back to the garage but hey ho |
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| Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 17:18 Post subject: |
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The rad cap
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| Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 17:42 Post subject: |
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Just got back in from trying to burp the *beep* -couldn't see rad cap so took the expansion cap off and also opened a bleed nut and lots of air did come out. The took it for a short run out and there wasn't any bubbly water dripping from the overflow pipe. maybe it hadn't reached temperature so will have a look after the snowy work journey tomorrow morning. Really hope it's this simple and not the head! Will report back. Thanks for your advice so far |
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I hope it works out OK, they are a good motor and very capable 
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bad news, on the journey to work this morning the temp guage went to red hot and I had to top up with 1.5ltrs coolant. Tried to burp him but no avail. Does this point to head gasket and if so what's the likely cost for that - bearing in mind it had new cyclinder head a few months ago.  |
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