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ok finally had the chance to get the car jacked up to investigate my water leak problem. when open the rad cap there's no water in there. pour a pint in, and its dripping out straight away (well after about 10 secs) from beneath the engine. narrowed it down to behind the top pulley, where the two rad pipes go into the top of the engine, i can see a thin stream of water drip onto the arm of the top pulley, about 5cm back from the pulley itself. any idea what this could be? a hose or gasket? or something worse :(

feel sorry for the poor guy :p at least the big furry animal bought him a 'pint' (if thats what you can call it) :D

i had a similar problem a few weeks ago - aftermarket temp gauge rose way up but stock gauge stayed centre (yeah i know stock gauge is nearly useless but whenever that starts to rise i know for deffo im in trouble). as i pulled up there was some wisps of steam from the passenger side near corner of bonnet. rad was empty (definately full a few days before) and water was dripping from centre of engine bay kind of beneath the engine. brand new Koyo with s/steel pipes and silicone sleeves so i know the rad is ok. engine didnt feel overheated (ive been in a situation before where i had a genuine rad leak and the engine felt real hot). not dared run it since - recently had rebuild and was running on 4 cyls due definately to a dodgy PTU connection.

good question about watershed. why is it called that? supermarket food generally gets dumped into a big compactor along with other non-recyclable rubbish (like card and plastic) and carted off somewhere. wouldnt be fit for eating. :hurl: i should know i was a manager in one of them supermarket things for a few years!

ok thanks for the comments guys. all ive got is a Cat 1 alarm that could be draining the battery while the ignition's off. loads of electrics in the car but surely they're completely shut off arent they?

are you sure its not a Z31 youre looking at?

^ as that man says. if youre going to get the job done you simply CANNOT afford to skimp on anything. i had the dreaded blue smoke last year and had a full engine and turbo rebuild. the car's not quite ready to give me the payback yet though :rant:

they do look gorgeous - here's mine, funnily enough its almost exactly the same colour as the paintwork although youll never see the two together!

been having trouble charging the battery up. the Z broke down a couple of weeks ago and through lack of use the battery drained. both chargers ive used have failed to charge the battery up, even over a 36-hour period. upon closer inspection (one is from Halfrauds and the other is from Graham Goode Motorsport) they can only charge a battery if there is at least a small charge in there. sadly i binned my old charger as the fuse was breaking up. is it still possible to get portable chargers that can charge from flat??

cheers buddy :duffer:

is a Z positive earth or negative earth? thanks.

just watched the trailer and, surprise surprise, it looks absolutely terrible and no doubt following a generic hollywood storyline. 2p! :D

'ok-ish'!!! :shock: nothing can beat KITT, Michael Knight's mullet, and Devon Miles' superb British accent. i bet you dont get those in the new one :tongue:

i think its talking to me....

so no resentment there then Brian :tongue:

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i hope you all have a good meet today - nice and sunny.

i'll have had mine for 5 years this April. spent over £15k on her since purchase and still love her (though sometimes i hate her like i do at the moment for breaking down on me)

aww! poor old girl looks knackered! :D

have a great birthday up there mate. my thoughts go out to Jay's family who are surely going to have a tough time today. :cry:

sounds like a spambot to me :D

ive played about 6 or 7 times. its a great laugh. nothing much to add to the advice above. deffo get the stuff to stop your mask steaming up as a 'leak' around your eyes can completely ruin the game for you as you wont be able to see a chuffin thing! i got hit in the temple once at close range, my god did it hurt and bruised up like a lightbulb! luckily no long-lasting effects though :wack: :wack: :wack:

sorry to hear this mate. i really really hope everything works out for you all. :bow:

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFffffffffffffffffffffff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :shock:

lol! :bow: