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    car over heating

    yer we have had it all new and skimmed and tested and yer we do trust garage we did have it checked after he did it by some one else we r just asking mechanice to do a NEW PUMP SO HOPE FULLEY IT WILL WORK HE IS ALSO REPLASING RAD
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    car over heating

    oh i do not know then at the min it has not got one in how do u test one then it was £7 from our local car spares
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    car over heating

    we have head skimmed and tested it does only do it when got caravan on the back at the min we do not have a thermstat in as we got a cheep on i belive and it will not open when we put it in boiling water
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    car over heating

    hi we have had head skimmed and tested we have not got thermsta in and it does only do it when got the caravan on the back ???
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    car over heating

    hi all again we have had the head done on our car it has been skimmed and replaced head gasket we hooked caravn up today and got 1 mile before it started over heating again the weight of my van is 1500 so not that heavey we took it back to chap whom done head ect and he was very puzzled we took...
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    car overheating

    i did feel the rad when expansion tank was steaming it did not feel warm at top or down side
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    car overheating

    ok thank u what does it mean by the core will it be worth getting the air con fans rigged up so we can put them on two to keep cool? the thermstat hose feels warm most of the time
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    car overheating

    yes i know that i only tow at 55mph anyway as i feel comfortable towing at that speed,we r having a pressure test on wed will this decide what the prob could be or not
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    car overheating

    how can i be driving to quick when towing caravan i change gear when get to 2thou on rev counter through ever change
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    car overheating

    we live i ansley common nr nuneaton
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    car overheating

    there is no bubbles at all from expansoin tank at all nor is it throwing any water out when start it the rad did not seem warm to touch at all tooo
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    car overheating

    had a chap to look and he looked in oil ect and told us to by passs heatermatrix but as say we only got 1 mile and it hit red and the expansion tank was bubbling like mad and water was coming out with lid on
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    car overheating

    hi all me again to day we too our disco to take the caravan out we got 1 mile before the car went in to the red and steam was coming for side we opened the bonnett and the expansion tank was bubbling well fro a good while the rad did not seem warm all pipes were soft with water in them as said...
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    temp probleom

    i want to keep it i love it we have just been advised to use a thing called k seal to see if it helps what should it sit at the temp gague it sit at half way most of the time then creeps up but not in to red part will it be safe to tow to lincon from coventry way?thank you i will look for turner...
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    temp probleom

    thank u people i did tell him to put full story( men for you lol) so is it worth have the head done all new or just see if we can get a second hand one thank u again
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    temp probleom

    the prob started when towing we had not relised we had to fill the rad up not just hedda tank so it started to over heat and we pulled over some one said u need to fill rad up it took 10 liters plus more and then seemed fine till it was time to come home it started to rise agian we pulle dover...
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    temp probleom

    we did flush as said john any other clues or help thank u
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    temp probleom

    the oil seem fine and there is nothing coming from exhust except a black smoke in morn we did have a new heater matrix back last yer but seem to be fine since there is a lot of heat on the driveers side around feet and legs seem to be coming from engine? but is not as warm in passengers side we...
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    temp probleom

    yes we have we put rad flush in it then filled it up from rad to therma stat then headda tank it the still went up it normal sit in middle we have not towed for about a year but it did not move form middle when had a heavy caravan it seem to be starting to creep when we are going about 70mph...
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    temp probleom

    when driving my 300tdi the temp goes right up when towing caravan and also does it when not doing it,i have today took thermastate out to see if this helps but if anyone can help me with this question pls help as at my ends wit,also this week i have topped my rad and expansion tank up about 3...