Originally Posted by
Lee Ivatt
bloody hell, you got the head off quickly.
the pipes will look as if there going to burst, cos basically you header (and my) tank are acting as the rad, as the thermo has 'blocked' the rad off.
did you try the thermo first before taking off the head?
i still havnt fired mine up, ad dinner and fell asleep
. i will try tommrow and let you know how i get on. you a braver man than me taking the head off so soon.
no didnt check stat first just took the head off
ive got to sort a few other bits out anyway so the head would have had to come off eventualy anyway just came off sooner rather than later.Turns out it was the stat stuck closed
oh well spend sum more money on it now with gaskets,oil etc etc