Indeed, Jip. As artisans of the highest order, we reserve the right to keep our minds free from such mundane tasks. In fact, my wife is quite the tradeswoman now. Kim, your comments are noted, and I thank you for your insight. All input is appreciated, so please keep it coming - except for Tina, that is.
Yes they are ****s. They tried to rip off the fuddy twice in the past month. She telt them tae **** themselves while still getting the repairs done aff them. They tried. They failed. Don't mess wi the fuddy.
Slow leak in yer radiator. Ye can get summat that ye put into the radiator that can plug the leak. Canny mind what it is, or what it might be called, and I may indeed have dreamed such a product up and it may not exist. My memory no worky so good and I have difficulty separating things I thought of and actual real events. So, in answer to your question, it's steak mince in stovies. Sausages optional.
Couple weeks ago I broke down on the Motorway with a blown gasket. I was right pissed off and popped the bonnet to get out and have a look. Fortunately a van pulled up right behind me to provide assistance. The guy gout out and started work with a wheel brace on my rear wheel. When I asked what he was doing he said "Well, if you are having the engine i'm having the wheels"
She's very calm and very collected when dealing with anybody but ALWAYS gets her way. Av seen her dealing with, and getting money back off, HBOS, RBS, Vodafone, Virgin Media, and now Arnold Clark. To name but a few. Whereas when I have a problem and phone ****s like that up I lose the plot after 10 minutes and get **** all. Which, let's face it, is exactly what they want me to do.
Yeah, I heard about something called Rad Weld, but I don't think it will solve the issue. Some mechanics from the halcyon days recommend putting an egg in the radiator. Fook that! Thank you for the offer of dinner, by the way, but I have eaten already: minted lamb, new potatoes and Mediterranean veggies.
Radweld is good for cracks in the radiator and can help with a leaking gasket but you must first work out where the leak is.
If its a head gasket the water is normally lost through the engine and out the exhaust, not in a puddle under the car. You probably have a leaking radiator, perished hose or knackered hose clip.
Thanks for that, Chap. The water pooling under the radiator is very dirty in colour, oily in fact. That must be a bad sign, eh?
To be honest it would normally be a rusty colour if its old, never really saw black water before, black like house radiator water?
It may look darker because it is pooling on a light-coloured roadway - but it's definitely darker than rust. I'm taking the car in tomorrow, yet I'm still unsure what to pay and what to have done.
The heating is working, Mick. Actually, I have now discovered that if I have the heating on full blast, the car doesn't overheat. Yet if I have the air-con on, the radiator fan does not work at all. This is doing my head in.
For anyone interested - The head-gasket issue was ruled out after chemical testing. The problem turned out to be a leaky radiator, hence the switch failing to engage the fan. £95 all in. Result. Thank you for all the help.
We used to fix rad leaks by putting a couple of raw egg whites in the system, but that's back when cars were cars & Tina was pre-op.
