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MA61 6MGE overheating
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Mon, 07 November 2005 11:33
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My friend with the MA61 is still having problems I think. He went Sydney -> Bathurst on the weekend and it overheated the whole way. I got him to have a poke around, and take out the thermostat but it didn't help. When he got here, we had a look at it. The thermostat was fine, the water pump was fine, the fans were fine and there was nothing blocking air flow.
It still seems to be overheating though. I thought maybe there was some air in the head or something. We replaced the thermostat and flushed the system a bit but it still seemed to be running hot. Sitting idleing the digital temp sensor went between 1 and 2 bars above halfway. We didn't have enugh time to take it for a decent run.
The engine has a 6MGE conversion,are there any bleed valves in the head or anything? Are they hard to get the air out of? Do most people run the stock 5M-E radiator with the 6M?
Recently a mechanic who may not have known much about the import engine swapped the head gasket. I assume that he couldn't accidently put the stock 5ME head gasket on, but if he used say a 5MGE gasket would it block any water galleries?
Thanks for your help,
Tim.
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Re: MA61 6MGE overheating
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Mon, 07 November 2005 11:41
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is the radiator known to be good? if not, a proper flush of the rad could help.
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Melbourne
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May 2002
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Re: MA61 6MGE overheating
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Mon, 07 November 2005 19:39
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| RA28 wrote on Mon, 07 November 2005 22:33 |
My friend with the MA61 is still having problems I think. He went Sydney -> Bathurst on the weekend and it overheated the whole way.
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he probably toasted it!
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Hobart, TAS
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October 2004
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Re: MA61 6MGE overheating
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Mon, 07 November 2005 22:17
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Ouch, yeh get the radiator cleaned out. My 6MGE overheated like crazy aswell but i also had a thermostat that had broken in 2 along with a really blocked radiator.
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Australia
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November 2003
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Re: MA61 6MGE overheating
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Tue, 08 November 2005 13:03
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Radiator was the cause of my overheating.
After that was recored I didn't need an engine fan at all.
5MGE headgasket is the correct one.
It shares every expendable part with the local 5MGE except the front main.
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