R33 Shut Off After Radiator Went

[cree]

Today my radiator went as I was driving along the highway. When the radiator went the car shutoff straight away. Is this a safety thing that R33's have or is there something more wrong with the car? I did a search but I didn't find anything which is why I think it may be something else wrong.

[Sklyn]

where did the radiator go? maybe it just needed some time apart.

[cree]

Lol yeh maybe.

[Josh080691]

Hey bud my rad went in my 33 didnt shut off. Will ur car start or crank at all?

[cree]

Na won't start up again.

[Josh080691]

Does it crank? Checked spark / fuel ? When ur rad went did it squirt towards or away from ur eng bay or away? Details would greatly help.

[cree]

It's cranks but doesn't start. Haven't checked all of that yet as it just happened tonight.

[cree]

As far as I can tell it came out of the top front. That's where all the steam was coming from when I first noticed the problem.

Edited October 11, 2013 by cree

[cree]

I just put a whole lot of water in the radiator and tried to start still no luck. I also noticed it all just ran out from the bottom of the radiator.

[colourclassic]

I just put a whole lot of water in the radiator and tried to start still no luck. I also noticed it all just ran out from the bottom of the radiator.

An undamaged engine will start and run without a drop of water in the cooling system for a prescribed, short amount of time. Your engine has been damaged by overheating, assuming it was running fine before all of this happened.

How long did you run the engine after you noticed the first signs of steam coming out? Tell me you got it towed off the highway rather than running it dry?

[cree]

I drove it for about 5 mins after I noticed the smoke. I towed it home after it blew.

[cree]

So I just thought if try the car this morning and it did start but it doesn't sound at all healthy. I only ran it for a few seconds then shut it off. It making a really lounge ticking noise like its dropped a cylinder of something.

[StevenCJR31]

Shoulda shut it off the moment you noticed the smoke- not drive at all let alone for five mins

From what youve described it sounds like the motor is cactus

[cree]

Yeh I should have. Oh well I'll put a new radiator in and see how it goes.

[StevenCJR31]

Yeh I should have. Oh well I'll put a new radiator in and see how it goes.

A new radiator wont fix the motor, sounds like a blown head gasket at the very least-

You can do a compression test to determine the condition of the engine

[colourclassic]

+1 By the sounds of mate, you should get a mechanic to look at it, a new radiator is probably the least of your worries.

[cree]

Yeh definitely sounds like it. My mate has a compression tester and also get him to check it for me.

[Bennis]

Get a new radiator and fill it up with fresh liquid.

My peugeot wouldnt turn on without anything in the radiator, it was a safety feature. Perhaps 33s have the same gig.

That being said, im not game to turn on my 33 without coolant...

[StevenCJR31]

^^ no 33s wont have that feature, the engine probably stalled when the gasket blew as

Water isnt very compressible!

[colourclassic]

Get a new radiator and fill it up with fresh liquid.

My peugeot wouldnt turn on without anything in the radiator, it was a safety feature. Perhaps 33s have the same gig.

That being said, im not game to turn on my 33 without coolant...

Dude you just told everyone you own a Peugeot? Not cool man...