Good suggestion. I did look carefully at the coolant in the radiator as I
let the engine run for a while. I saw no bubbles at all. Leaking head
gasket is low on my list as a result.
-Tony
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Bohn" <cbohn@sidepipe.com>
To: "Anthony Rhodes" <spamiam@comcast.net>; "Triumphs List"
<triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 10:39 PM
Subject: Re: [TR] oddly nearly overheating
> Had a similar problem with the '74 Volvo. It had always run nice and
> cool,
> then one day it started to run hot. It wasn't the temp gauge, sender,
> blockage, etc. Turned out to be a blown head gasket. The final
> determining
> factor was tiny bubbles that could be seen in the radiator overflow
> bottle.
> Besides that, there were no other signs of a blown gasket.
>
> The TR4A has a radiator overflow bottle. Might be worth checking to see
> if
> you have those tiny bubbles. Good luck...
>
> Chris
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