A Van wrote:Can you post some pictures ? Can't have been any coolant in the system with no pipework- it prob evaporated years ago
I would take the engine out now and remove the heads and see what you have - it's the only way to clear the galleries correctly if they are indeed blocked
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Cant agree more.
Would it be safe to say that many of these cars need this sort of work carried out at this stage? I was shocked to find the amount of crap I did inside my engine recently - see attached pics (inc. how the block looks now after vapour blasting). The aluminium is poor quality and corrodes easily. Sitting up for years with old coolant/water wont help things. The mechanic has been through 3 engines and they were all the same.
Remove one of the plugs on the side of the engine and have a look inside.