Well im not sure what to say really. There is a saying that is 'Start as you mean to go on....' well i hope in this instance it isnt the case Picked up the car this morning and it really is a minter, very honest, straight car and it is what it is

However, 30 minutes into the drive home from southampton back to nottingham, i decided to pull into a petrol station and drop in a full tank of shells finest, some v-power. So i pull up to the pump, get out the car for a quick chat to my mate whilst the car idles and cools down. All is fine and the car has driven faultlessly up until this point. After chattin for about 2 minutes decided to turn the car off and put some juice in, only to notice smoke bellowing out of the bonnet.......oh shit!!

Turn the car off straight away and pop the bonnet quick time to see what the hell is happening. As i lift the bonnet, im welcomed by a nice squirting radiator pissing coolant out all over the place. As you can imagine, im not best pleased in the slightest!! The cause is the fact that the actuator on the T3 conversion has been catching the rad and basicly worn a small hole in it. Luckily only an easy repair and i caught the leak almost instantly so no other damage likely.

How do you space the rad forward on these to clear the actuator as it clearly hasnt been done on the car.

cheers all (awaiting recovery at sutton scotney services)