Hi Everyone,
I'm new here... I own a 1978 TR7 ands its having some problems.... as my dad's working at the moment, I thought I'd do some research to see what it could be... and being a 20 year old female, car manuals are somewhat of a foreign language to me.... then i found this forum, and people seem so helpful.. i just wondered if anyone could help a poor damsel in distress?
Ok, so the car was initially overheating, and we took the thermostat out, which seemed to help, and i've only been driving short distances (no more than ten minutes) making sure the coolant and water are topped up.
But the water bottle keeps pressurising... and recently while driving my car it was jerking alot, having trouble going up hills etc, and finally it stalled turning a corner, and kept stalling... finally managed to get it going after much encouragement, and got it home to find coolant sprayed all over the engine bay...
Please tell me its not a head gasket.... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif
I'm new here... I own a 1978 TR7 ands its having some problems.... as my dad's working at the moment, I thought I'd do some research to see what it could be... and being a 20 year old female, car manuals are somewhat of a foreign language to me.... then i found this forum, and people seem so helpful.. i just wondered if anyone could help a poor damsel in distress?
Ok, so the car was initially overheating, and we took the thermostat out, which seemed to help, and i've only been driving short distances (no more than ten minutes) making sure the coolant and water are topped up.
But the water bottle keeps pressurising... and recently while driving my car it was jerking alot, having trouble going up hills etc, and finally it stalled turning a corner, and kept stalling... finally managed to get it going after much encouragement, and got it home to find coolant sprayed all over the engine bay...
Please tell me its not a head gasket.... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif