Tom_VR6

the pics are from my VR6 :roll: :)

Its a bit of a pain - the drive seems OK though so I am going to keep my eye on it and see how it goes.

Thanks mate, appreciate the input - at least now I know my suspension wont be shooting through the bonnet or anything silly like that! :mrgreen: Would be good to know why it does that though if anyone knows?

Just fitted my FK Koningsport coilovers and the front ones dont seem to be siting quite right. I got new identical two peace top mounts as the ones that where on there. I fitted the small bearing onto the front coilovers (while in the spring compressor) then the nut then the big rubber mount and put them in and fitted the top bit under the bonnet and then the nut BUT there seems to be this gap between the top part and the body - is this right?

Just noticed the pipes on the heater matrix are the wrong way round - would this make a difference?

and I dont have a bypass valve on mine so presume its part of the heater matrix - that is new. Back to square one - any more ideas anyone?

I can now tell you its not the water pump - took it out and it spins nicely and all the fins are there.

No heat at all Im afraid. Where is this valve - might just go and check it anyway?

Any idea how I could test this? Any other symptoms I should look out for? I could try the water pump from the old engine if I could diagnose the problem.

Im not getting any hot air in the car - not that I need it with this great weather we have been having but still, its the principle. Ive read all the threads I could find on heater matrix, bleeding water system and thermostats, so far I have: - Tested the thermostat: a OK - Replaced the thermostat housing that joins to the block as it was cracked - New heater matrix has been fitted as the old one leaked - Filled the water up once from the expansion tank -> FLUSH -> and then from the top hose of the rad - Ran the engine until the fans kicked in and squeezed all the pipes to try and clear any air lock till my hands were red All the hoses are getting hot BUT the one going up to the heater matrix from the engine might just be full of hot air and not water - not 100%. Temps seem to be rising as they should and all the rest seems to be as it should. All of this came about after replacing the engine. New engine running and sounding great, most importantly no smoking + compression test came back good. Any ideas would be MUCH appreciated as I feel I have done all I can think of. Thanks!

I wonder if you could try and get a stronger bulb (without melting the plastic that is)?

Forget about the bad English, @yahoo email address (might as well be @im_a_scammer) and the most likely fake name, I woudnt sell my car on the pure principle of them clearly not knowing anything about it - "let me know maybe it using dessle or petrol".

mods could you please change the title to "how do you NOT do this ?"! :lol: i do think its a bit OTT but totally a matter of taste as always.

I have got to say around where i live there are a fair few speed humps and some of them are tottaly uncalled for. If only the local cauncil used all the money and effort towards getting rid of the frikin' pot holes the size of great canyon instead of building all these speed humps people might actualy get somewhere in their cars without buckling their wheels or ripping their exhaust off clean. I mean, how can you possibly justify spending money on building speed humps on a road full of pot holes? If it was difficult to go down that road before than it is close to impossible now unless you have a 4x4 (and dont get me started on them!), you might as well close the road all together.

check this stuff out http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?Mod ... =2&doy=6m4 ott?