mechanic28

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just had my car set up on 400's at nms 30psi peak dropping to 27psi in mid range down to 23psi at rev limiting and dont mind saying she goes very well top set up

how ever she is now lost abit of coolant and i have got the dreaded stains down the block under the exhaust,she does not over heat no smoke etc but then again it wont as it a coopers O ring headgasket so the rings will never fail just the other part that does and looks like it has gone again for the second time!!!bloody hell why do they do this to us

mechanic28

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please tell me i not the onlyone that experiences this extreme emotions with cosworths

dave cos4x4

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your deffo not the only one.

Lloyd

you can buy a alloy gasket to use with the coopers fire rings.mountune did say you should replace the fire rings when you change the fiber gasket.ferriday engineering.www.ferriday.co.uk

mechanic28

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who makes the alloy gasket?as it always the fibre gasket part that fails!! failed the exact same way last time and they aint cheap to buy is it the website u gave that they r on??will i need have to get the block and head machined tho to run a alloy gasket with the rings?

charlie luciano

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No you are not the only one and turn the boost down


Luciano

xr4x4rs

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nope not the only one mate

spent 8 months building mine for something to go wrong in 2 weeks

spent £600 having the head reconned etc to last 10 miles and run on 2

still dont know what the problem is, but its having a full rebuild now

mechanic28

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not a option chap karl has live mapped it too that so i aint going to touch that side of it althought the coopers should be more then man enough for it only changed it 6 years ago only done around 7.5k tho karl did say tho that every time u use the car them they lose abit of there clamping force i thought oh bugger cos i only really use it for short journeys in fact when i went up too nms on thrusday i done 330miles round trip thats the furthest i have ever been in it,in the seven years of ownership

Lloyd

if you went on thursday you probably saw my shed of a black escos there,

mechanic28

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the 4x4 that karl is live mapping??with nos

Staffi

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It's the joys of cossie ownership fella..

But just remeber how you feel when they're running right..

Gave mine a blast today and MAN do i love cossies give you such a buzz imo and i've had Evos etc, but cossies take some beating,when they're running right that is..

mechanic28

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true fella its just annoying as the headgasket should be able to cope with this level no probs

Staffi

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Should do yes. I know when Karl did my 3dr he wire rung my block etc and fitted a GRP A on mine and it was fine..just shit happens i guess.

mechanic28

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yeh indeed took her out again today took her on the motorway etc just checked the coolant level has not dropped but the stains are a tell tell sign it starting to go...again like u say on the way home gave it littile bit of stick with massive grin factor the noise of the turbo makes when it hits 30psi but at the moment i feel like

bud-weis

just try new bolts first.....and make sure they are torqued properly.

Lloyd

if its long studded block,and it probably is using a coopers ring gasket,you need to check the torque on the studs every 2k.

mechanic28

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its got got standard headbolts probably to late tho to try as once its starting to fail the farbric part is fucked ??

mechanic28

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lloyd if the mk 3 escort is yours talk bout a wolf lol bet that goes like shit off a shovel chap!

xr4x4rs

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is that beacuse of use of o rings or just general long studding?

as my block is gettin done in the next week or so with long studs

RWD_cossie_wil

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if its a 205 block then It could well be the block is cracked...... exactly what happened to mine

Glenn_

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Its just one of those things mate. Just get it sorted and be happy again.

mechanic28

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yer its a 205 block but she aint cracked as u would be getting white smoke out the back my does not smoke at all as said she got stains down the block under the exhaust


glennshute;yer i suppose it is fella but the headgasket is £250 by itself i only had it done seven years ago/7.5 miles this is the first long journey i have had to do as she failed although like said took her out today and she has lost no waterbut the stains are i tell tell sign!out of interest whats the best thing to clean off anti-freeze stains???

RWD_cossie_wil

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Mine didn't smoke, nothing except a bit of coolant loss and using a little bit of oil, but no more than you would expect . If it has cracked where they normally do, the bolt holes in the middle of the block, the combustion pressures stop anything entering the cylinder, all you get is slight coolant loss and sometimes the temp raises slightly, but only if you hold it flat in 5th for ages...... Hope it isn't cracked fella, but 205 blocks don't take kindly to serious power ....

Lloyd

its a mk4 mate,with a mk3 warrior body kit,burtons do the coopers ring gaskets for about 90 quid iirc,ferriday alloy gasket is 70 quid.

Glenn_

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I would use brake cleaner to get the stains off,this stuff shifts anything. Just watch your paint work.

mechanic28

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well since i first posted this i have now done around 75miles some Mway some in town and she has lost no coolant cant see any fresh stains dont know whether to get happy yet lol,

Nash

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Trick is to not let it find out your happy with it. Dont seem to break when you dont care.

jay

Trick is to not let it find out your happy with it. Dont seem to break when you dont care.[/quote]



so true

but you would miss it if you didnt have it!!!!!!!

mechanic28

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i will give it a try