The water level has not moved and i had the heater on in the car all day and that also stayed hot.

Right my thermostat, water pump, hoses and rad all showed up this morning, so loaded them into the rangie and set of on my way to the garage the temp gauge went upto half way and stayed there so i thought i would give it a bit of drive to see how long it would take to overheat. 90 miles later...

If she is the same then hackett can have her cos all shes giving me at the minute is ear ache. lol:p :p

Good thinking will get on the case as soon as it all arrives in the morning.

thats what im hoping! i have had enough of it so i have just ordered a complete hose kit, thermostat, water pump and radiator just for peace of mind as my missus will be driving it and she is 8 months pregnant and really dont need it to break down when shes driving it, that would be more than...

ok i had the car running for about an hour and there was loads of air bubbles coming out, i kept the water topped up and the temp gauge was just under half way. Then it decided to turn into a fountain the water came flying out of the tank about a foot high. I cant see this being normal is it...

so i should just run the engine with the cap of to bleed the system, how long should i run it? And will it not just start bubbling out?

The engine was rebuilt about 2 months ago the headgaskets had gone when i bought it but maybe there was an issue that caused the headgasket problem in the first place. How can i get all the air out of the system?

No its not gas, i had the heaters on but it made no difference.

Thanks for the reply, i forgot to mention that the thermostat was replaced when the engine was rebuilt about one and a half months ago. Also tonight when it over heated the radiator top hose was rock solid.

Hi all need some help with my p38 4.0 1999, it has been overheating on and off for a month firstly it was the small gasket under the throttle body i replaced it then 2 days later the radiator bottom hose which dumped the coolant all over the road. But tonight after 4 days of use the temp went up...

cheers sticks will give him a call monday. Are you an auto electrician?

Hi all, can anyone recommend a good/reasonably priced:rolleyes: landy specialist in or around north London. My usual mechanic is OK with my other cars but on 2 occasions i have taken my rangie to him he has fooked it up. Also can anyone give me an idea of what i should expect to pay to have...

Is it possible that all the switches can stop working at the same time and then start working again at the same time? Or is it something else that is causing the problem.

Hi all, I have a problem with the windows on my 1999 4.0, they work fine for days then out of the blue they all stop working and start again when they feel like it.:mad: Is this a common fault? Every time i have taken it to my mechanic for this problem they work fine.:rolleyes: any advise...

Hi, i know a guy in manchester that may have one and he will post it quite quick. pm me if you want his number.

hi, when i had my engine rebuilt and put back in i had the same problem and it was a solenoid on the gearbox. If you put the car in park does it hold or not?

hi, my p38 has just started showing a "window not set" warning on the dash. When you put the drivers window up as it gets to the top it doesn't stop it just makes a loud clicking noise, the window stops going up but sounds like the motor keeps going, also since this started the window auto...

Just sent you a pm.

Well £1600 to do the job and including all parts except for the block, and including skimming the heads, spark plugs and leads, remove and replace the transfer box(not including the box), air flow meter, a "solenoid on the transmission and 1 injector. does this sound too much?? i thought it...