Land rover 110 DC strange issue

goldypurple · Jun 13, 2016

My 110 has a strange issue, everything works as it should drives as it should but the only issue is the temperature gauge does strange things, it doesn't over heat that's a good thing.

What happens is the gauge will show normal reading with the clutch dipped and reads lower when under load, anyone know what causes this?

This has done it since my ownership, but trying to solve the issue, it has recently had a new rad and thermostat, so thinking it could be the switch? any ideas?

ER1C · Jun 13, 2016

goldypurple said:
My 110 has a strange issue, everything works as it should drives as it should but the only issue is the temperature gauge does strange things, it doesn't over heat that's a good thing.

What happens is the gauge will show normal reading with the clutch dipped and reads lower when under load, anyone know what causes this?

This has done it since my ownership, but trying to solve the issue, it has recently had a new rad and thermostat, so thinking it could be the switch? any ideas?

I really don't know but I would suspect perhaps an air blockage.

Disco1BFG · Jun 13, 2016

goldypurple said:
My 110 has a strange issue, everything works as it should drives as it should but the only issue is the temperature gauge does strange things, it doesn't over heat that's a good thing.

What happens is the gauge will show normal reading with the clutch dipped and reads lower when under load, anyone know what causes this?

This has done it since my ownership, but trying to solve the issue, it has recently had a new rad and thermostat, so thinking it could be the switch? any ideas?

Given it has recently had the cooling system apart - its likely an air lock - unless the symptoms were the same before, in which case I would be checking and or changing the sender unit first, then giving the gauge the same treatment.
Checking the sender has been done to death on here - a search should find you the method, and the figures - but, essentially stick the sender in hot water and measure the resistance with a DMM....

Land rover 110 DC strange issue

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