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(Message started by: meatman on Jun 2^nd, 2005, 6:35pm)

Title: RADIATOR AGAIN
Post by meatman on Jun 2^nd, 2005, 6:35pm

hi guys
got my car back today (smiling again)
however upon getting it back home the temp gauge was just hovering above half way
took the car for a twenty mile run and the temperature gauge never moved still just above midway
got it back home and left it for a few hours gauge is now in the blue so i can assume the gauge is working
prior to my radiator going pete tong the gauge rarely moved more than a few mm above the blue and if it did creep any higher ie in standing traffic it soon went back down when i started moving
what i guess im asking is
is my gauge normal now or was it normal pre radiator
change.
could i have damaged the thermostat or damaged the waterways with the barrs mixture
thanks in advance
mark

Title: Re: RADIATOR AGAIN
Post by scorpio_man on Jun 2^nd, 2005, 7:26pm

hi there

are you saying it's at 1/2 way in the normal box? if so, that's fine. might be an idea to change the thermostat and check the radiator fans are working correctly.

hth

Title: Re: RADIATOR AGAIN
Post by meatman on Jun 2^nd, 2005, 9:04pm

hi
yes its its just over half way between the red and blue within the normal box
fans are working ok
i am going to change the thermostat as boiling it dry has probably damaged it
just noticed after a short run that the expansion tank is almost full with water
however when the car cools down the water is back to normal between the marks is this a problem !!!!!
mark

Title: Re: RADIATOR AGAIN
Post by scorpio_man on Jun 2^nd, 2005, 9:08pm

hi there

might be an airlock. :-/

run it until warm with the cap off, squezzing the top hose (watch your hand!)

hth

Title: Re: RADIATOR AGAIN
Post by Pegasus on Jun 3^rd, 2005, 12:47pm

Hi Meatman,

its ok for the indicator to be at "halfway", mine has never been above this point. :)

Its also normal for the water level to be above max when hot, just check the level when cold.

HTH

P

Title: Re: RADIATOR AGAIN
Post by justine on Aug 16^th, 2005, 4:23pm

Oh no - radiators. The blooming syndrome that has tortured us is really well answered in another thread! I am SO glad I found this site! Thermostat is the cure of most evils I am led to believe