Thanks for suggestions guys. Lower hose is cooler than the upper one. I invested in 2 liters of coolants (still showing high) and I did temp reading on engine and radiator and it seems like truck is not getting hotter than normal. Reading is wrong. I tested the sensor it was ok but I will...

Shippers that is the one thing which I have not done. I am planning to do this later today (Come to think of it I think Joe had suggested it) I have to get a ir thermometer first. James engine is 2.25 petrol normal temperature 20-24 degrees C. This problem started 2 weeks ago and weather had...

Thank you John, Arayat had kindly emailed me the file eariler.

I am sorry if this seems repetitive but I have tried everything I have seen on this and other online sources and nothing solved the problem. Here is the description: Engine is initially cold. I start and heat gauge gradually (very gradually) goes up. After nearly half an hour of driving it...

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I imagined engne getting a lot harder than that. Thanks for the info. So there are no other pumps or anything anywhere else to help cool that could be not getting powered? There must be a water pump somewhere (if it is electrical) may be it is that not working ?

The last drive I had before car not starting I noticed temperature was too high bordering red.

that's a very good idea, however what temperature should it read at the engine (37.5 ? :)

But however it was connected before it is still the same way connected. I willl look into that none the less. Is there somethign else (electrical) that could be disconneted and resulting in high temp?

Thanks Joe. We did not change it. It is as it has always been so why is it showing too hot now? Also what do you mean by direct from the loom?

Hello everybody Years ago whgen I got my truck thanks to you guys I found the source to download manuals for series3. However they are not real pdf. They are saved as an image and it is not possible to search for words in them. Finding stuff in 6 or seven documents each more than a hundred...

OK, we solved the problem of stasrting (wiring to the key and the key thing itself as weel as a lot of wiring inside the dashboard are changed) but now there is another related problem. The car heats up. The gauge shows right at the border of red all the time. Something is not getting...

Thank for the reply Joe. Where can the ground wire be? (how should it look like?) Probably this sounds like a dumb question but I really can't figure out what the last mechanic has done when installing the new alternator.

Hi everybody My landy won't start. Here are the symptoms: 1. I turn the switch lights in the dash comes up 2. there are no clicks or any other sounds just like battery is loose or ground/earth is not connected 3. I tried tightning the battery heads (did not help) 4. battery is charged and...

Your answers really made me laugh. I had a 2-stroke moped when I was a kid. My Landy uses practically the same ratio of oil to fuel. At least now I know it is normal :)

Hello everybody I have read in multiple sources that old (60s-70s, etc) British cars and even motorcycles leaked oil and this is expected. Since these sources were not British I expect they might be bias. On the other hand my own Landy leaked from the first day and is leaking and probably will...

Thanks for your replies everybody. I will try it tomorrow. The same ass of a mechanic had opened the engine top 6 months ago and changed several items including this gasket. It should have lasted more than 6 months. Hate to go back to him again. I know sometimes I sould like a bigger fool...

Never heard that expression before. Here we say Bob's your uncle!

Thanks for quick reply Marjon. I had figured that much but question is "is this one of those things that when you take off every spring and bolts fly off or will it behave like a good cover should, and I can simply take the other one and put this one in?" Would I need to empty the oil first...

Good day everybody My landy (1985 Santana Series 3) is leaking oil more than usual and after showing it to some mechanics I was told I need to change this gasket (photo included). I bought the thing and am wondering if I can do it myself? What is involved in changing this thing and what tools...