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Car seems to be running hot and dont know why standin any thoughts seems to be a pressure under rad cap after running. Engine so painful just been built lol. Scared of running it to be fair even though it does drop but haven't had a proper run scared of damage or should i go for it.

Got mot wed and the fog light stays on when i put the lights on, and wont go off any thoughts? Took the switch out still stays on?

Tappets came loss and are noisy at 12thou how you tell if there knackered or have answered me own question lol.

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There will be pressure in the system once the car becomes warm

When you drive it and get some air flow through the rad it should cool down

Is the fan on the right way around?

Sounds like youve got a wire jumbled up on the rear lights, one of the rear lights running to the fog light or something simple

cheers nick feel better knowing that but never known a engine so hot lol

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to add to Nic excellent advice have you a 74 deg stat fitted to help things out
and have you all the hoses plumbed in right!

got a 4 core rad should be ok just was going a little bit above a 100 on my temp gauge and worryed me

any thoughts on the taps are is it meant be quite noisy

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tappets not realy what cam have you in ?

make sure that the screws are not hitting the back of the rocker cover..

mine is running a 82 deg thermo with no holes in and the heater tap is always open to the heater and works fine.

so i would sugest either headgasket and refit thermo with no holes in.

holes in the thermo will let to much water pass through the rad to quickly so the rad wont cool it down enough found this out years ago and works perfect now also will heat up alot quicker.

also change your temp sender as these can play up.

always looking for them bigger bunches of bannanas

thanks for the advice hogster! Running pipercross cams benross

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If the engine's just been built wont it run hotter for a while until its run in?

tappets are the worse noisy keep taking the rocker cover off and set them and still noisy

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In the 13's at last!.. Just

if it's just been built has it been setup? when I fired mine up the first time, the igntion timing was too retarted, so ran hot.

That's a good point Leonard. I had my lcb glowing bright red once!

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whats the duration of the cam ?

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have you a first name?

cheers for the help took the cover off again decided that the rockers are worn cos move quiet a bit. Wonder is it possible to change rockers without doing a head gasket???

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Hi,
It's a luck of the draw kind of thing. You've got nothing to lose by trying.....
I did it and mine's still ok 7 years later!
Cheers,
Gavin :)

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In the 13's at last!.. Just

what u meanby this dizzy quiet down

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