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mystro

Post subject: see if you can see why the fairmont was missing on idle

Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 7:08 pm

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my car has been missing whilst idling in drive for the last 80,000km.
this afternoon i pulled the head to find this in number 5 and to a lesser degree 6

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Post subject: Re: see if you can see why the fairmont was missing on idle

Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 7:12 pm

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time for a new head/gasket

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mystro

Post subject: Re: see if you can see why the fairmont was missing on idle

Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 7:19 pm

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im wrecking her .
its ok i got another one

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Post subject: Re: see if you can see why the fairmont was missing on idle

Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 8:26 pm

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Yep! That'd do it :wink:

How often were you needing to top up the coolant?

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mystro

Post subject: Re: see if you can see why the fairmont was missing on idle

Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 2:08 pm

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every 5000km but wasnt noticing any missing and i was under the bonnet every day wierd

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sexyr6

Post subject: Re: see if you can see why the fairmont was missing on idle

Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 2:38 pm

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time for a new head/gasket

dont thik he's gunna use the old one :shock:

lol

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revcore

Post subject: Re: see if you can see why the fairmont was missing on idle

Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 2:36 pm

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What as the oil like? Milky colour?

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Post subject: Re: see if you can see why the fairmont was missing on idle

Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 10:00 am

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lol nice one mate.

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