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    Thread: if not head gasket-What?
Post: if not head gasket-What?

Hello Everyone I started with this back end of April. The garage could not work on the car and my daughter is away so I have used her car. MY berlingo seemed to have blown the head gasket and a press...
carmarthentown M49 Berlingo 5 3,480 08-06-2014, 05:30 PM
    Thread: Head gasket
Post: RE: Head gasket

Hello everyone The driver of the breakdown vehicle checked the thermostat. It could easily be seen to be moving in the colder atmosphere out of the car system. I have this evening spoken with the me...
carmarthentown M49 Berlingo 9 6,277 22-04-2014, 04:47 PM
    Thread: Head gasket
Post: RE: Head gasket

Hello to all The first time the stop light came on I had been driving up a long steep hill. The engine temperature went very quickly from normal across into the red. Second time I was watching the ga...
carmarthentown M49 Berlingo 9 6,277 21-04-2014, 09:11 PM
    Thread: Head gasket
Post: RE: Head gasket

to Gadgetman Thanks for that. I am not intending to do the work myself. I use a garage run by a coach company. One of the mechanics has owned a 1.4i like mine and does all the inside engine stuff. Y...
carmarthentown M49 Berlingo 9 6,277 20-04-2014, 06:47 PM
    Thread: Head gasket
Post: Head gasket

Hello Everyone My wonderful berlingo had to be towed to the garage yesterday. I am fairly certain the head gasket as gone. I have owned the car since new in Feb 2001. It has been looked after and i...
carmarthentown M49 Berlingo 9 6,277 20-04-2014, 05:44 PM
    Thread: When new parts fail
Post: When new parts fail

Hello to all Way back in September The wonderful workhorse developed a water leak but not from anywhere obvious. It was eventually tracked by the garage to be a hole in the heater matrix. We saw the ...
carmarthentown M49 Berlingo 3 3,566 15-01-2013, 10:59 PM
    Thread: water and engine
Post: RE: water and engine

Hello all Thought you may like to know what happened and how the garage has repaired my lovely Berlingo. Time delay in my giving feed back is another story. The chap at the garage had a good hunt rou...
carmarthentown M49 Berlingo 7 7,153 02-10-2012, 09:00 PM
    Thread: water and engine
Post: RE: water and engine

To Ron and evdama Thanks for the ideas. I went to work today by walking to the village and waving down another member of staff. Sensible man at work also thought themostat. The car's oil is near full...
carmarthentown M49 Berlingo 7 7,153 27-08-2012, 09:53 PM
    Thread: water and engine
Post: water and engine

Hello to all, My wonderful berlingo, Feb 2001, is clearly not happy. About three weeks ago I needed for the first time ever to put about half pint of water with coolant/anti-freeze into the radiator...
carmarthentown M49 Berlingo 7 7,153 26-08-2012, 08:49 PM