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03-06-2006, 05:51 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Narre Warren, Vic
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Yay. The EA is back! It did the headgasket early in the week. That's what was the cause of my major oil leak. I got it back today and I'm loving how smooth the engine is running. It also looks mint because they steam cleaned the whole engine bay.
The mechanics confirmed my suspicion that it was still running the original head gasket. 225,000 out of one head gasket, in an EA, is a fairly decent run. Hopefully I get the same out of the new gasket. All up it cost $550 and took about 2 days of work. The only hiccup I found was that on the drive home, the low coolant light came on. I checked it out, and there wasn't much there at all. They must have forgotten to put more in, so I topped it up. Now everything is great. The EA now has a new lease on life and should hopefully last me many more years!
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03-06-2006, 05:58 PM
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Good stuff mate
 Regarding the low coolant, your temp gauge didn't happen to climb at all? |
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03-06-2006, 06:13 PM
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03-06-2006, 06:16 PM
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Must've been cool weather...
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03-06-2006, 06:18 PM
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03-06-2006, 06:48 PM
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good to hear dezza
hope u get plenty of hassle free times in her |
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03-06-2006, 09:16 PM
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the coolant drop was probly just because they didnt bleed the system properly and there were some air bubbles and they came up and the coolant level dropped.
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03-06-2006, 09:17 PM
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good to hear mate!
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03-06-2006, 09:33 PM
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In a way it's a relief having got that out of way. Driving an EA, I always expected it would blow a head gasket at some stage of it's life. At least now, I can stop worrying because it should be many years before it blows another one. The mechanic was certainly impressed that it lasted that long!
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Weekender 1964 US Falcon Futura convertible - Rangoon Red 260 Windsor V8, 4 speed manual, LHD, Electronic ignition, Mustang wheels https://fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11470868 Daily 2014 SZII Territory diesel - basic runabout Previous Cars 1990 EAII Fairmont Ghia - Tickford engine, 5 speed, SVO wheels, bodykit, much more 2000 AUII Fairmont - XR wheels, Ghia interior 2010 FG XR50T ute - XR8 bonnet, Streetfighter intake |
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The EA is fixed!
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