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i was driving home one morning giving it a heap , i didnt notice the tempreture but when i looked down it was on H !

i was about 300m from home so i put it in 5th and cruzed very slowly. i opened the bonnet and it was pissing out steam and coolant was dripping out from the back of the motor but wasnt exactly sure where.

later on i got in there and had a look . i narrowed it down and i think i found where it is but cant get rite in there . it just under the last manifold at the back of the motor about 200mm down. ive tried to look underneath but the starter motor is in the way and i cant get the last bolt off ! and i dont want to start taking off the manifolds coz i no its a big job!!

i no that this isnt much explanation but hopefully one of use have had the same problem and use could help ????

even if use could recomend me a place to go in perth that is a specialist in the whole cooling side of the motors.

if use can help at all, it would be much appreciated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Nice work champ :)

Try harder to get that last bolt of for the starter motor...you got one off and gave up...you were halfway there.

Manifolds aren't a massive job either, 12 bolts and some vacuum and water pipes.

Pic of side of the block...probably just busted a hose, or it's come loose:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v20/IIIRII/DSC00665.jpg

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yeah ill give it another shot tommorrow but its a really hard place to get to. its kind of im possible to get enough leverage and force to get it off lol!!

is it possible i have cracked a manifold or anything like that ?????

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It will be either the heater hose that runs behind the engine or the rubber hose that comes off a small metal pipe that sits under the back of the intake manifold (possibly turbo water feed, can't remember).

I had the heater hose back there let go on the dyno :cool: pricks of things to change! and they're a molded hose if you really want to get picky.

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done ! i tryed for 2 nights trying to get that starter motor bolt off ! lucky my mate could do it !

it was just a small pipe under the manifold . was a prick to get into but i just made it happen ! (some how) hah

just another question . . . i couldnt of done a head gasket or something could i ??

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If you're concerned about headgasket, check for oil/water out the exhaust, check radiator for oil mixing in with the water and check the sump for water mixing in with the oil.

Maybe a compression/leakdown test if you're really worried?

I've had my RB30DET pretty hot.. blew a heater hose on the road one time and also boxing day burnouts last year water temp hit 105deg (this was well off the top of the stock gauge), 110deg - get worried, 120deg - boiling coolant.. this is probably where you will start to warp the head.

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Glad to see you have got it fixed. Well done.

Now, call me a miserable old git, but I cannot help myself ... ... ... ...

i no that this isnt much explanation but hopefully one of use have had the same problem and use could help ????

I can ignore the "no" rather than "know", as an example of Twitter-youth mangling of our language. But the misuse of "use" , instead of "you" - for God's sake!!! It is the same number of letters, so it is no easier to type!! Just use the right word, why don't you???

Please, to save my blood pressure and be kind to the older generation, use "you" and not "use", because misuse of "use" is not useful!

Cheers. :D

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