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General => The garage => Topic started by: phildaint on 22 May 2009, 13:22

Title: overheating - yet another problem
Post by: phildaint on 22 May 2009, 13:22

ok, if you have read my other post iv got all the bits to fix the missfire, a good friend is showing me how to fit it etc and now onto another problem

when i drive hard for no more than 10 miles from cold the engine gets quite hot (as most would) but sometimes get the smell of burning and if i pop the hood its like opening an oven on full whack, what could be causing this overheating problem the oil temp guage is fine.

sorry i cant really be more specific still learning all this car malarke  :grin:

Title: Re: overheating - yet another problem
Post by: danny_p on 22 May 2009, 14:49

model , engine and year please

Title: Re: overheating - yet another problem
Post by: phildaint on 23 May 2009, 03:59

oh sorry dude, its a 1993 L reg 1.4 (ryder i think)

Title: Re: overheating - yet another problem
Post by: danny_p on 23 May 2009, 17:51

radiator pipes getting hot ?   coolant circulating into the top tank from the small hose ?

Title: Re: overheating - yet another problem
Post by: luellin on 30 May 2009, 21:00

check the water pup they sometime siez up also might sound stupid but is the fan belt still attached to the engine