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Old Feb 27, 2006 | 08:33 PM
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i wonder if anyone can tell me what may cause this, i was giving my cossie a real hiding last night , when i raced a new bmw and an evo i left them both in my rear mirror according to my speedo it was 155 mph, when i slowed down i realised my engine was knocking, i creeped my car back home which wasn,t far on lifting the bonnet i realised the header tank was swollen and split on the weld all the water was gone and the car sounded like a london taxi, i will have to take the engine out tommorow and find out what damage has been done but wondered if anyone knew why it would pressurise like that cheers cosbag
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Old Feb 27, 2006 | 09:29 PM
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failed headgasket would be a good guess!
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 08:04 AM
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as above
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