quote:Originally posted by Pishadeperro:
1 Drove it for the first time today...it over heated ....there is water in the first header tank and the pipes are hot but the pipe work to the rad and the rad itself are clad cold...
2 water in the lower tank but I can't see the upper tank...the pipes going towards the front of the car are hot..but the ones returning to the radiator are cold....Coolant is not leaking anywhere
3 taken the thermostat out....it opens and close's fine....PHOTO NOT CORRECT ONE
4 bought a replacement… temp was off the gauge in 3 mins....no heat in the radiator or front pipes...water in the header tank still cold..but engine steaming
5 it's not air locked as I've bled the system
6 all belts are tight and pulley's are turning...on start up (gauge) went straight to 160 degrees...reaching about 220, it boiled over within 2 mins of ticking over.
7 No heat in the rad or front pipes...swirl tank is still cold but expansion tank is hot
8 least two hours since I switched it off... the temp gauge went straight to 200 degrees... steam coming out of the tank
9 (gauge) shot immediatley to 200 degrees… the sensor is on the expansion tank and that was cool to the touch, within 3-4. Mins of the engine ticking over it rose to 230 degree, the engine by then smelled hot and I could hear hissing.
I have taken the liberty to review the posts and have made an outline of what I thought were just the facts;