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doris.girlracer

New Member

• Jul 26, 2011

• #1

hi all,having a bit of trouble with my disco.have fitted a new radiator,thermostat and water pump to my disco(about 2 months ago).was running fine and temp gauge seemed ok.went out on sunday with an empty car trailer on the back,i noticed the temp gauge went 3/4 way up while doing 65mph on the motorway.i slowed down to 50 and the gauge went higher so put the heater on to hot,the gauge came back down to 3/4 .it is not pressurising the cooling system.am getting abit stuck now.does anybody have any ideas.
thanks.

 

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rollin danny

Well-Known Member

• Jul 26, 2011

• #2

Are you sure you havn't got an air lock ?

 

I got stuff

New Member

• Jul 26, 2011

• #3

Hope for an airlock but I would check your stat.
I recently bought a new one unfortunately it was made by ****part.
It didn't work and cooked me motor!
Head now off!

 

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doris.girlracer

New Member

• Jul 26, 2011

• #4

i re bled cooling system yesterday to make sure ther was no air in system.have been out in it today and temp gauge still reads 3/4.

 

I got stuff

New Member

• Jul 26, 2011

• #5

doris.girlracer said:

i re bled cooling system yesterday to make sure ther was no air in system.have been out in it today and temp gauge still reads 3/4.

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Is the coolant tank pressurising excessively (can you hear it hissing)?
If so your headgasket may be leaking slightly

 

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doris.girlracer

New Member

• Jul 26, 2011

• #6

no its not pressurising,all parts that were fitted are genuine landrover not ****part!!!

 

mark-d

Well-Known Member

• Jul 26, 2011

• #7

Do you still have the viscous fan fitted? may be worth checking

 

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doris.girlracer

New Member

• Jul 26, 2011

• #8

viscous fan is ok put a new one on after it fell in bits.

 

Pikey

Dummy Ejection Facilitator..

• Jul 26, 2011

• #9

doris.girlracer said:

no its not pressurising,all parts that were fitted are genuine landrover not ****part!!!

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That just means ya paid 5times more for parts that were probably made in the same factory in china.

Test stat by hanging it in a kettle of water and waiting for the water to heat up stick a thermometer in the kettle to see what temp the stat opens at.

check all hoses for leaks whilst engine Is running and hot.

 

mark-d

Well-Known Member

• Jul 26, 2011

• #10

what lead you to change all these parts? other than the fan falling apart?

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Jul 26, 2011

• #11

its just as easy to feel top hose it gets hot when stat opens

 

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doris.girlracer

New Member

• Jul 26, 2011

• #12

i changed rad because fan went through it when it fell in bits,water pump because it was leeking and there wasnt a thermostat in it.an not bothered about price of bits they all go through my business.

 

mark-d

Well-Known Member

• Jul 26, 2011

• #13

strange there was no stat in it, maybe someone else had the same problem before, what temp did it run at before these problems?

 

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doris.girlracer

New Member

• Jul 27, 2011

• #14

just below halfway.

 

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ricc

Well-Known Member

• Jul 27, 2011

• #15

dont rule out bits just cos they are relitavly new... even oem parts can fail.

is the outside of the rad clean ....in the past ive had a blanket of fluffy dandelion seeds completely blocking the airflow through the rad causing overheating ....if you aim a garden hose at the rad the water should go straight through the fins between the cores... if it bounces back and washes yer face the airways is blocked.

 

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doris.girlracer

New Member

• Jul 27, 2011

• #16

job sorted now,it was the metal water pipe that runs across the head.it was blocked with ****e!!!