t4 wrote:
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>> >> news:1_636610_1f07075492b0a2598fc2b01953b66a62@aut oforumz.com...
>> >> > "" wrote:
>> >> > > t4 wrote:
>> >> > > > "" wrote:
>> >> > > >> t4 wrote:
>> >> > > >> > HI ALL
>> >> > > >> >
>> >> > > >> > NO SIGN OF GASKET DAMAGE ,
>> >> > > >>
>> >> > > >> What have you done to check for gasket damage?
>> >> > > >>
>> >> > > >> > BUT EVEN AFTER A SHORT JOURNEY THE WATER IS
>> >> > > >> > BOILING AND THERE IS PRESSURE IN THE HEADER TANK
>> IS COMES
>> >> > > >> > BURSTING OUT WHEN I OPEN IT EVEN AFTER 20 MIN OF
>> THE ENGINE
>> >> > > >> > NOT RUNNING..NEED HELP?
>> >> > > >> >
>> >> > > >> > 1993 2,4 D VW T4 TRANSPORTER AAB ENGINE
>> >> > > >>
>> >> > > >> --
>> >> > > >> Joseph Meehan
>> >> > > >>
>> >> > > >> Dia duit
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > > i checked for murky colored oil and oil in the
>> coolant no sign
>> >> > > > of it . but it gets real hot .
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Those are some inductors of head gasket problems,
>> but you
>> >> > > really need to
>> >> > > do more.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > > shawn
>> >> > >
>> >> > > --
>> >> > > Joseph Meehan
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Dia duit
>> >> >
>> >> > can you give me some suggestions .
>> >> >
>> >> > i have changed the water pump !
>> >> >
>> >> > i have changed the thermostat!
>> >> >
>> >> > i have changed the raditor cap!
>> >> >
>> >> > i have used a block reparer through the cooling system !
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > i noticed today that there is bubbly foam on top of the water
>> >> > when you open the water tank but its not thick foam its like
>> >> > bubble bath foam then dissapears after a few minutes.
>> >> >
>> >> > shawn
>> >>
>> >> It seems you have eliminated everything likely other
>> than
>> >> the one you
>> >> don't want it to be. I sure looks like the head gasket.
>> Do a
>> >> compression
>> >> check
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Joseph Meehan
>> >>
>> >> Dia duit
>> >
>> > how to do a compression check?
>>
>> You either find someone with a compression gauge for a
>> diesel or you buy
>> one and follow the instructions.
>>
>> I suggest you may want to buy a shop or repair manual for
>> your
>> transporter. It will have detailed instructions, trouble
>> shooting guide and
>> most important in this case, the compression norms for your
>> engine.
>>
>> >
>> > shawn
>>
>> --
>> Joseph Meehan
>>
>> Dia duit
>
> thank you for your help mate ..
>
> i will do that
>
> shawn
>
> also if my car smokes when i put my foot down the color of the smoke
> is black .. quite a bit of smoke comes out when you rev it .. ?
>
> what could this be ?

It could be normal. Diesels tend to do that. It could also mean a
injector timing issue.

>
> shawn

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia duit