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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: bombx3 on April 07, 2008, 19:55:42

Title: where does yours sit when hot
Post by: bombx3 on April 07, 2008, 19:55:42

hi all my temp guage reads above half when hot not a lot over just wondered what you guys have,(ive a new rad ,sender,gauge.wire.thermostat)its been like it for 4yrs but i am giving it a anual refurb

Title: Re: where does yours sit when hot
Post by: MuddyMachine on April 07, 2008, 20:00:02

I have a disco 200 with a defender sender, new thermostat and rad. It never goes part half way. the electric fan is never needed

Title: Re: where does yours sit when hot
Post by: flash42 on April 07, 2008, 20:14:49

300 tdi, and it runs at half way, never seen it over.

Title: Re: where does yours sit when hot
Post by: land-def-90 on April 07, 2008, 21:56:15

hi i have a 200tdi it always showed hot on the gauge, on motorway runs it would creep up to red, but atrangely you could drive it hard in low box for miles in middle of summer and it would only reach 3 quaters up gauge, to cut story short i had new water pump fitted and now runs half way max new pump were £40 plus fitting

Title: Re: where does yours sit when hot
Post by: Range Rover Blues on April 08, 2008, 02:27:23

My 2 softies run half way, one V8 one TDi.  My sister's TDi runs about 1/3 and blue the same with tis latest engine.  they are a bit inacurate though so it's best to decide for yourself what constitutes normal.

Title: Re: where does yours sit when hot
Post by: bombx3 on April 08, 2008, 07:00:26

i brought one off those laser thermomoters and pointed it every where ,the highest temp was 87d on the pots,all over the rad was fine,,.pump,temp coming out the rad 57d,never had a car that the gauge sat a tad over haft all day

Title: Re: where does yours sit when hot
Post by: Range Rover Blues on April 09, 2008, 01:51:31

Those things are great aren't they, usefull for checking a rad if you suspect it's blocked.

Title: Re: where does yours sit when hot
Post by: bombx3 on April 10, 2008, 08:32:58

i had a glow plug go in the winter ,so i pointed at them all when switched on then pointed at all of them and the fourth plug was cooler ,job sorted in 5mins :lol:

Title: Re: where does yours sit when hot
Post by: kizz81 on April 19, 2008, 01:24:05

normally my 200tdi never goes above half way, but in europe in the 40 degree heat i had to fit and electric famn fitted in place of the front grille to keep it under control, a new radiator really helped my situation as it was getting well close to the red previously