I Thought I Knew What I Was Doing!

planenut · 22nd March 2019, 15:54

Having done the head gasket on my 1.8T the other week, I then had a problem with the cooling, which was then sorted, until I noticed steam coming from the top left side (facing), which is hidden by the cowl.
No longer.......

Oddly, with the cowl still wired up and balanced with wood, no vapours or steam, and alas, I decided to put it all back together...........I thought I knew how........
Wow, where are the bolts for the reinforcing bar? oh, already in the subframe which the bar is now on the outside of and cowl back in place, eventually got it sorted, twice.
Then having put the headlight assembly back on and almost at the point of putting the bumper back on, found an unattached multi plug; could I see where that connected? with mirrors, torch and at the point of taking the arch liner out I then realized.....doh! it's on the bumper, behind me! finally finished and everything working, and me now not.

madeupname · 22nd March 2019, 16:25

Hahaha! You should have seen the mess I made of putting all that back together again after fitting a new radiator

But well done on your determination

22nd March 2019, 15:54	#1
planenut Regional Secretary Rover 1.8T Tourer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Heathrow Posts: 6,945 Thanks: 1,551 Thanked 2,036 Times in 1,264 Posts	I Thought I Knew What I Was Doing! Having done the head gasket on my 1.8T the other week, I then had a problem with the cooling, which was then sorted, until I noticed steam coming from the top left side (facing), which is hidden by the cowl. No longer....... Oddly, with the cowl still wired up and balanced with wood, no vapours or steam, and alas, I decided to put it all back together...........I thought I knew how........ Wow, where are the bolts for the reinforcing bar? oh, already in the subframe which the bar is now on the outside of and cowl back in place, eventually got it sorted, twice. Then having put the headlight assembly back on and almost at the point of putting the bumper back on, found an unattached multi plug; could I see where that connected? with mirrors, torch and at the point of taking the arch liner out I then realized.....doh! it's on the bumper, behind me! finally finished and everything working, and me now not.

22nd March 2019, 16:25	#2
madeupname Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Connie Mk2 1.8 (Mo) Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Sheffield Posts: 1,531 Thanks: 875 Thanked 335 Times in 289 Posts	Hahaha! You should have seen the mess I made of putting all that back together again after fitting a new radiator But well done on your determination __________________ Mo was born Tuesday, 22nd June 2004 @ 08:32:41 This vehicle was the 99,307th 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 This vehicle was the 5,377th 75 1.8 Connoisseur to be made out of 6,033 This vehicle was the 783rd 75 in Firefrost Red (code: CEV) to be made out of 2,089 Firefrost Red 75s

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