Hi everyone,

as you may or may not be aware, I bought a rangie with an overheating problem. Well today, with some sound advice from datatek and wammers, I replaced the water pump and thermostat with numerous cups of tea.

On the left is what I pulled out, as you can see it is missing a fair bit!



Did the water pump and I have to say the old one didn't look too bad. Put everything back together and filled the system, got her ticking over and had a cup of tea.

After about 10 mins the temp gauge started to move and she was indeed waming up very nicely. The right hand hose (as you look towards the front of the car) got very warm as did the left (which shows thermostat opening) and across the top of the radiator got very hot. Also got a nice amout if heat into the cabin!

The rest of it didn't, wouldn't even say luke warm. So I'm guessing it's a new radiator time.

OEM or a pattern part?

Thanks

mick

I think you have been told before check that you have a baffle in the radiator. Do a search, there are numerous posts on here

If the baffle is missing from the top of the rad you need a new rad. Obviously the skeleton stat was meant to over come that. If top is hot and bottom of rad cold new rad.

Island 4 x 4 seem to do good RAD's but do the marble test for the baffle before you fit the new one.

poaching on someone elses post but what is the marble test please?

rover75lover said:

poaching on someone elses post but what is the marble test please?

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On the diesel radiator only, obviously with the rad out, you put a marble into one hose inlet and tip the rad if it rolls across the rad to the opposite side hose position the baffle is either missing or broken. New rad needed. You can check it with rad in place if you have an endoscope.

many thanks