Thread: Blown head gasket - again

mine just did a head gasket also.. but i didn't have an alarm..

sorry to hear of your problems

Originally Posted by Erik BM

Blew a head gasket again, in a major way. The plastic plug on top of the thermostat cracked and blew off, letting the coolant escape and I didn't catch it in time and the motor got hot and - you know the rest.

And yes I did have a low coolant alarm (after last time), but I had disconnected teh buzzer after it malfunctioned 6 months ago and maybe the warning light doesn't work - dunno.

Erik

I know this will be of no use at all, but you replaced the head once and still had a plastic coolant plug installed??

And you had a warning system but disconnected it???

Yes and no. I put a new plug in. I thought they were supposed to be plastic for some wierd reason??? Obviously not, but why would Land Rover sell it to me then?

I didn't think I disconnected the whole alarm, it was just that the buzzer came on continuously a while ago, when it was obviously not related to the coolant level or even to the sensor switch on top of the radiator. To finish the journey in some sort of peace, I had to take the buzzer out, but I was reasonably sure it was independant of the warning light.