After taking out RX to Beaulieu it ran well but under load/traffic crept up too warm still. I have a radiator coming as ours has a leak...small.
I thought a check of the new thermostat against an original in a box of bits would be good and the hole in the pattern new one I got is tiny!! so ran with no stat as a test and its even warmer!
Can anyone explain that.....no airlocks it seems, heater works in car.
cooling
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Re: cooling
so ran with no stat as a test and its even warmer!
Can anyone explain that.....no airlocks it seems, heater works in car.
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Hi Russ,
On some vehicles removing the stat creates a short circuit, this causes the car to overheat as it bypasses the radiator.
( something I learned the hard way as an AA patrol years ago)
Can anyone explain that.....no airlocks it seems, heater works in car.
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Hi Russ,
On some vehicles removing the stat creates a short circuit, this causes the car to overheat as it bypasses the radiator.
( something I learned the hard way as an AA patrol years ago)
1983 Stardust blue Elford. Being recommissioned after 20+ years off the road.
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Re: cooling
thank you.....that is interesting, the rad gets warm and top and bottom hoses warm so it does get flow BUT perhaps along your line it could partially bypass it/reduce rad flow? though really not sure how!
I will fit the new Rad we await, the original now tested stat and prior to that give it another flush out warm and back flowed with a hose in case a little use has stirred up sludge.
Fingers crossed
I will fit the new Rad we await, the original now tested stat and prior to that give it another flush out warm and back flowed with a hose in case a little use has stirred up sludge.
Fingers crossed