"William Tasso" <SpamBlocked@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:00:21 +0100, Derek
> <del.wattsdontspamsoclosetome@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> "William Tasso" <SpamBlocked@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> Greetings One & All
>>>
>>> Strictly speaking this is OT as the vehicle in question is not child
of
>>> Solihul, however ....
>>>
>>> Thermostat ... I know when it's not working, the coolant gets damn hot
>>> and tries to escape causing mayhem in the process.
>>>
>>> How do I know if the replacement is working? I mean fitted properly
and
>>> not simply stuck open due to ham-fisted installation or somesuch.
>>>
>>
>> Usual method is to get hold of the top hose off the rad if its getting
>> warm right away 1-2 minutes its sticking open, if it doesnt get warmat
>> all its stuck closed
>
> check - well it seems to pass to my uneducated internal temp sensors
>
>> if after about 5 minutes running its cool but then starts
>> getting warm under your then thats about right.
>
> I'd say hot rather than warm
hot is good I'm a bit hard handed so my hot is a bit more so.
>> I reckon the black art is properly bleeding most systems
>
> sounds sensible ..
>
>> I've bled more than a few that have boiled
>> over after a hose replacement just due to trapped air.
>
> ok - I've run it for about 5 minutes with the cap off - is that long
> enough to bleed it through?
T'aint necessarily so depends on the evilness of the designer btw open
the
taps on the heater as well as the matrix can hold air and release it into
the system after bleeding .
Other tricks employed (engine off) are squeezing the top rad hose
vigorously to flush water back and too, then take off the topmost hose on
the block typically the top heater hose allow any bubbles to vent and
pour
water into it until it pours out of the other end. I have to ask tho' what
motor are we talking about nothing french is it?
Don't discount a dodgy temp gauge we spent ages dicking about with a Volvo
460 before employing a temperature probe to prove the dash gauge was about
as accurate as the weather forecast
Derek
"A tremor in the Force. The last time I felt it was in the presence of my
old master"
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