LOL Agree never pour boiling water on a cold screen. you will Titanic it (Ref to the new Titanic sinking theory)

only ever saw it the once when this women done it

heard the screen slowly cracking from across the road

always remember it was one of the first things my dad taught me, when i got my first car, how to do basic servicing and never ever put boiling water on a frozen screen

also learning hot water freezes quicker than cold water
 
only ever saw it the once when this women done it

heard the screen slowly cracking from across the road

always remember it was one of the first things my dad taught me, when i got my first car, how to do basic servicing and never ever put boiling water on a frozen screen

also learning hot water freezes quicker than cold water
Yes it does if you dont wipe it off right away, hence the wipers need to be on just after its defrosted the ice
 
not a great attempt but there's a photoshop of the temp ranges i get lol

also to clear something up i can run the temp up on a fast road thats flat and cool it by driving on the flat under 50mph so hills are not the problem just near me i have more hills to use to heat it up than fast roads lol

looks as though it's not getting up to normal working temp, i.e. faulty thermostat ??

so as the engine goes faster the water pump goes faster, but if the thermostat won't open at the right temperature it can't get up to normal working temperature , thus the thermostat then acts like a restriction ,

thus water pump can't push enough water through

but others will confirm that
 
Gary they should be closed when cold ! when you start motor it heats up to about 88ish degree's then opens that lets water in from the rad that then circulates around the motor & probably shuts the therastat down a bit to try & keep the motor at a constant temp ! I thinks :rolleyes: that's how it works
 
well i thinks i'll just order a new stat and temp sensor and fit them both and see what changes haha how much of a pain are they to change!
 
Yes it does if you dont wipe it off right away, hence the wipers need to be on just after its defrosted the ice

always do a 50/50 mix of screen wash

have a spray bottle of neat screen wash, pull the wipers off the screen and spray them

do that as on an old landy, wiper stuck to screen, one burnt out motor, lol

live and learn
 
Gary they should be closed when cold ! when you start motor it heats up to about 88ish degree's then opens that lets water in from the rad that then circulates around the motor & probably shuts the therastat down a bit to try & keep the motor at a constant temp ! I thinks :rolleyes: that's how it works

thks, was just trying to compare it to a thermistor on a boiler etc, :D:D
 
well i thinks i'll just order a new stat and temp sensor and fit them both and see what changes haha how much of a pain are they to change!

can u put a thermometer onto the thermostat housing to check of the temp and its opening , checking the flow and return on the rad

or isn't it worth messing around with

don't know what kind of job it is to replace

will leave that to the experts on here
 
The picture on the right is my normal running temp.
to get mine to stay there i need to be running 50+ pulling more than i should be or going up a hill, the only thing that made me think it may just be the way the disco is, is the fact it does go up and down the gauge and the blowers heat up cool down with it. still i'll order a thermo and temp sensor asap and see how that go's. at some point im going to put lighting and a cam in the engine bay also with a 2nd cam on my clocks and just drive about a bit see what you guys make of it.
 
Well iv said it before and I'll say it again, turn key start engine press program button on the hevac let that warm up the cabin and defrost the windows while sitting in my heated leather seat.........on a different front its not unusual for me to be riding my bike in -5 all day every day so I'm allowed I think my car comforts.
 

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