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hi all im a newbie
Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 9:13 pm
by jamie
my fordson major starts fine but recently when i turn her off and leave for about 10 mins water shoots out the exhaust she is parked under shelter and has been doing the in the dry soo no rain as gone down exhaust
any ideas
Re: hi all im a newbie
Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 9:17 pm
by Fixersteve
Hi Jamie and welcome to the forum! Has you exhaust got a small hole in the bottom of the U bend where the exhaust pipe slides in??
Re: hi all im a newbie
Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 9:23 pm
by henk
Check your cooling system. If the water level is going down, then you know where it is going.
That would mean a head gasket or liner leak.
Re: hi all im a newbie
Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 9:29 pm
by jamie
hi all no the elbow hasent got hole in it i think she is losing water aswell
Re: hi all im a newbie
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 1:00 pm
by Dandy Dave
There is suppose to be a small pin hole in the bottom of the elbow. It may be plugged with rust. Do you have anti freeze in it? If so, the exhaust will have an antifreeze smell. Take the radiator cap off and start it cold, look to see if air bubbles are comming up though the coolant before it warms up. If you see air bubbles, you have a bad head gasket, (Most likely.) or a crack in the head or a leaky sleeve that has cavitated and has a pin hole that rusted from the coolant chamber in. ( Least likey but possible.) Dandy Dave!
Re: hi all im a newbie
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 8:40 pm
by henk
Also check if your pressure cap works right.
Re: hi all im a newbie
Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 9:47 pm
by jamie
yeah i will check that tomoz the rad cap does hissssssssss a bit when warm leaking not much just a tiny bit