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andykandy205

Water Round The Cam

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andykandy205

i rebuilt me head last week and its been very tappety all week so whipped the rocker cover off and its full of water anybody give me some symptoms as to why this could be happening

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mickie

no seal between the water housing and the cylinder head

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andykandy205

silly question whats the water housing

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mickie

its the thing on the right of the cylinder head, theres a big water pipe that goes into it from the radiator..

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andykandy205

what this big hose (forget the circle)

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mickie

yeah, that big hose going into the water housing.. and that bolts onto the side of the cylinder head

 

another pic of it here

 

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did you take this off the cylinder head when you rebuilt it ? either this is your problem or the cylinder head gasket

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andykandy205

i did try and take it off but wouldnt budge much so just bolted it back on but i remember it did move so maybe i broke the seal ill whip it off in the morning and have a look

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