The Triumph Dolomite Club - EzBoard Archive

Hi,<br>
Just remove your temp. sender unit and BIN IT!!...Fit a new one and the gauge will read higher(mine did.). If this doesn't work, fit an 88 degree stat.<br>
Cheers,<br>
Barry.

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Jod,<br>
Thanks for the pics of my blown head gasket, I now have photographic proof as well as the gasket itself.!....As to who fitted it, it may be "unprofessional" to "name names." It could also sound like "sour grapes" on my part. I think I should just put it down to experience, and try not to ...

Jod,<br>
MY APOLOGIES, I DIDN,T REALISE IT WAS SUCH A PAIN IN THE **SE JOB TO DO! ...I,VE RUN THE CAR FOR A WEEK NOW, THE WATER LEVEL IN THE RADIATOR IS AS IT SHOULD BE, AND THE HEATER ON FULL, BURNS YOUR SOCKS OFF EVEN IN THIS COLD WEATHER.!!!<br>
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THE CHEAP INFERIOR HEAD GASKET, WAS FITTED BY ...

Thanks lads for your comments. I now get the picture! Once bitten, twice shy!!!!!

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If you fit the above part from RIMMERS, and then also fit part nos. AEK113(<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 8) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/glasses.gif ALT="8)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> , to your valve stems, BEWARE as two of these rubber rings ended up in the sump ...