GingeRS2K Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 As title says, Dragged my Escort Ghia Cabrio out of storage and jump started it and left it to run for a while. Put some air in the tyres. One wouldnt inflate so went and put it back in storage. As I reversed in, steam came from under bonnet. Stopped and Looked and somehow header tank had cracked at an unusual place. Jumped in quick and reversed to her parking space, turned engine off and left bonnet open for a good while, and tried to undo header tank bit by bit to let pressure out. Googled it, But nothing relating to Escorts. Just pressure or age related. Noticed temp gauge wasnt working, Cant remember if it did when I brought it. Hope itsnt related to HGF/Cracked head or Block issues?? May not be related but struggled to find cold idle at start, but after a while settled to a nice 750/800rpm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Could it have frozen at some point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingeRS2K Posted January 15, 2013 Author Share Posted January 15, 2013 Not sure, Its been garaged since March '11. Started occassionally once in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markc Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Possible head gasket problem, if the head gasket between the compresion chamber and the water channel has failed it will pressurise the water system and leak at the weakest points. common problem when an engine has been standing for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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