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  1. hi there read this : --Previous Message-- : ******IMPORTANT******** : DON'T PUT BARR'S LEAKS, STOPLEAK, RAD WELD : OR ANY OTHER COOLANT LEAK STOPPER NER IT. : : Don't change the head gasket (yet) : : The most likely source of the leak is the : inlet manifold gasket, If ignored it will : destroy your cylinder head gasket. It is a : rubber gasket and shrinks over time. Rover : introduced a modified "green" : gasket (which your vehicle should already : have) modified studs and a revised : tightening procedure . This was however : only a partial cure and the gaskets have a : life of about 4 years and should be changed : as a service item. It only takes about 30 : minutes to change he gasket however it may : take much longer than this to bleed any : trapped air out ther cooling system. The : inlet manifold is unbolted the contiuous air : bleeder fitting on belt end of the manifold : should be cleaned out and alsdo the pipe : fitting at the rear of the thermostat should : be examind for leaks as the the : "O" ring which seals it is known : to cause slight leaks after a few years : service. : Read the Rover K16 workshop manual before : doing this particularly Rovers revised : coolant bleeding instruction for the K16 : engine. : : USE ONLY THE CORRECT COOLANT FOR YOUR : VEHICLE -- two typeswere used by Rover : Glycol based (black labled on colant tank : filler) and OAT (Yellow lablel n coolant : tank filler) THEY MUST NOT BE MIXED, and : coolant type can only be changed after a : full flush with an acid based cleaner. :
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