Rich
18th August 2003, 20:40
Hello everyone, sorry have been a bit quiet on the forum side of things for a while, have been very busy to say the least.
Did untold damage to H902 last week (YOU STUPID BOY!) when I drove over a folding bollard, and damaged the sump (huge dent), half ripped of the manifold, shoved an engine mount back, and bent the exhaust so it hit the fuel tank every time I reversed. Cost nearly £300 to put right, including having a new thermostat fitted which had been leaking like a good 'un! The local church paid for it, as it was there new bollard, and there carpark! Still, I had no car for 4 days while it was in the garage, only got him back this evening....:censored: :censored: :censored: !!!!!!
Anyway, first of all, with the new thermostat, its a genuine rover 88degree one, and I have noticed a hell of a diference in the temp gauge. It used to hit the first 1/4 mark on the scale, in normal driving, its now between there and near the 1/2 mark during normal driving. I assume this is correct, but just wanted to make sure, my suspicians is that the old one was more gone than I thought!
The pressing problem at the mo has been a gradual one, but its starting to bother me now. Every morning, there used to be a puff of smoke from the exhaust when I started H902 first thing in the morning. I could see it clearly blowing away in the mirrors. Now, its got worse, even before the smash 'o la sump! If I leave it for a few hours, and start him up, he gives me wafts of smoke, much more than ever before, but the oil level does not seem to be dropping, and I am sure I am not leaving smoke trails everywhere I go.
Does this mean there is somthing seriously going wrong in the engine, or is it just fair wear and tear?
Rich
Did untold damage to H902 last week (YOU STUPID BOY!) when I drove over a folding bollard, and damaged the sump (huge dent), half ripped of the manifold, shoved an engine mount back, and bent the exhaust so it hit the fuel tank every time I reversed. Cost nearly £300 to put right, including having a new thermostat fitted which had been leaking like a good 'un! The local church paid for it, as it was there new bollard, and there carpark! Still, I had no car for 4 days while it was in the garage, only got him back this evening....:censored: :censored: :censored: !!!!!!
Anyway, first of all, with the new thermostat, its a genuine rover 88degree one, and I have noticed a hell of a diference in the temp gauge. It used to hit the first 1/4 mark on the scale, in normal driving, its now between there and near the 1/2 mark during normal driving. I assume this is correct, but just wanted to make sure, my suspicians is that the old one was more gone than I thought!
The pressing problem at the mo has been a gradual one, but its starting to bother me now. Every morning, there used to be a puff of smoke from the exhaust when I started H902 first thing in the morning. I could see it clearly blowing away in the mirrors. Now, its got worse, even before the smash 'o la sump! If I leave it for a few hours, and start him up, he gives me wafts of smoke, much more than ever before, but the oil level does not seem to be dropping, and I am sure I am not leaving smoke trails everywhere I go.
Does this mean there is somthing seriously going wrong in the engine, or is it just fair wear and tear?
Rich