Next job, I have noticed recently a smell of hot coolant when getting out of the car on further investigation found coolant weeping from the inlet manifold where it meets the cylinder head so decided to get it done, I mean how hard could it be? :shake:
engine cover coming off again
access looks interesting
Started disconnecting whatever I could find but this hose didn't want to let go and brought the pipe with it :shake:
serious glue to the rescue, then used a soldering iron to fuse the outside of it together and seems to be pretty strong
Knuckle hurting bottom bolts
first car I've ever owned where sitting in the boot gives the best access to the engine
cleaning the header tank, lots of tiny bits of copper in here making me think radweld has been used in the past
manifold off but I couldn't physically get it out of the hole so changed my mind and decided to continue with it in situ
lots of coolant round here
this half of the gasket was flat and obviously leaking
this side also flat and leaking but my earlier thoughts of radweld were confirmed, completely blocking the jiggle valve (same cleaned out)
new gasket in
Changed the IACV while it was easy to do so
coolant drained off and all bleed valves opened until empty
bleed valves
changing to pink stuff so lots of flushing was required
once empty the bottom hose was refitted, header tank filled and the system bled
fired the engine and allowed it to warm, gladly the heater got hot as it should and no leaks anywhere
gave it a second bleeding afterwards but no more air came out, just got to keep fingers crossed next few days lol
took her for a celebratory drive (topless of course)