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I hav the rear wheel cylinders removed, cleaned them up, just to then replace them...while I was at it, I changed the brake-shoes too...put the whole thing together, and took it for a spin in the back-yard...no brake power. The pedal goes just about trough the floor before there's a tiny brake-effect! I have a car, which has a brake-booster (servo)is the problem in the master cylinder or in the servo, or may it be in the lines, or should I check the wheel brake systems again? *getting desperate*:confused:

Still don't know what the problem is, but once, when I just cranked the engine for fun after playing with the thermostat mounting, the whole thing worked! Now, I've removed the thermostat. And It goes OK now. the heater gives heat, and the radiator cools (or is it the lines... ) I heard of a friends friend, who drives a modified, tuned, etc. Volvo...that his thermostat only works when it wants to too... I think I'll change it. Update on the rear brakes...one cylinder ok, the other was stuck.....will try to find a dealer........more details on the progress on my homepage. http://www.fkf.fi/~mronn/skoda/

Am I the only one here with an older skoda (pre-Volkswagen)? It's a pity it's not possible to search on what car people drive in the [members] site...(hint, hint!)

yes........the trouble is, that the coolant never GETS to the radiator. The water doesn't seem to leave the motor block at all! Not even to the heater! The coolant SHOULD flow from the expansion tank into the water pump trough the engine, circulating inside until the thermostat opens. Then it should run trought the pipes to the front of the car, into the radiator (as if the pipes weren't enough to cool it down... ), out from the radiator, and into the water pump. Then there is the heater circuit. It goes from the water pump into the motor block, out next to the thermostat and if the heater valve is open, it flows trough the pipes, and returns into the water pump from the right (seen from the rear of the car, of course...) If the heater valve is closed, the coolant just flows trough the seemingly unnessessary tube connecting the pipes to and from the heater, back to the water pump, where it circulates again. Did I get this right? Now. When refilled, the cooling system is full with water everywhere. But the engine gets very hot very quickly, and the tube from the thermostat doesn't feel warm at all! Neither does the tubes to the heater (besides the steel one that passes by just above the spark plugs, which probably absorbes heat from the engine itself...as the one before the waterpump, above the exhaust pipes...) I have NEVER felt the radiator get warm. Neither have the coolant in the expansion tank been warm at all when the engine's at 90 degrees! Shouldn't the heat spread trough the system? Where could the problem be, and what is it? PS. Just want to say that this forum has given me many good tips! Nice!

Hi. I'm not sure if I should post in maintainance or performance...A Skoda Estelle 1990 (120L) was donated to me last sunday, and I intend to fix all I can, a little more and then "legalize" it. I have some questions...as the subject line said. Problem #1: It doesn't seem to cool. the enginge goes from normal temp to 90 degrees in about 5 minutes, and the termostat doesn't seem to open. I took the thermo out, boiled it in a pot, and voila. It opened! Now, what I don't understand is why the hot water doesn't come runing out to the radiator. The next stop in my quest for the fault was the water pump. Though I wasn't able to completely remove it, I removed one of the tubes from the pump (the big one, coming from the expansion tank), and having removed the fan belt I turned the pump, and...surprise, surprise! There came coolant. Additional information that may or may not have anything to do with the problem... * When I drained the cooling system...From one pipe (I think, it flows TOWARDS the radiator) came the slightly blue-colored coolant, that I put in (the expansion tank was empty on the cars arrival), and from the other pipe (the return to the engine) came somewhat clear water..... Another question about the flood **** (located on a tube between the heater and the radiator)...should it be opened or closed? Now, I'll go back to my Haynes manual, and wait for replys...

Yes, It is the earlier kind of brakes. But my uncle tipped me with the same construction as the special tool for the task. Then the Haynes manual tipped me with improvements, so yesterday my dad and I tested the home-made special tool. a drawing will appear on my website soon...i hope. worked very well! But the wew surely tight! the manual sais 200 Nm !!

Hi! I recently (yesterday) got a 1990 Skoda Estelle into my garage. I'd need some help, since I'm rather green about garaging. Now, I need some help with the rear brakes. How do I open them up? They're stuck... Also, different ways to lower the car..? Thanx for sharing your knowledge?