What do you mean by the reservoir is full? Is it filled up to the full
mark, or is it filled up to the cap?

No ground cable = no power = taking the bus.

Kev wrote:

> strange thing is that the reserve tank is full even though I saw at
> least half a litre leak from under the engine bay kinda on the right
> side.
>
> Saw some spattering around near the thermostat housing near the engine
> block, but was too dark to locate the exact leak. I basically, filled
> the radiator top with about 2 litres of distilled water, and drove it
> about 10km home without the temperature gauge going above normal
> operating levels.
>
> So what could be happening here? Reserve tank is still full, so it
> must be leaking from the engine block?
>
> If anyone's seen this before, please let me know. GEeeez, I wonder
> what I'm gonna be in for....
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Kev
>
> NB I've also notice a burning smell when I'm in the car and the car's
> been stopped a while at the lights, same smell as really hot brake
> pads, I wonder if it could be something else under the bonnet.
>
> Also, the ground connection from the -ve terminal of my battery has
> been eaten away by the battery corrosion... how bad is it to drive
> without a ground to the body of the car?