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Offline Rmachines

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Re: Temp issues
« Reply #10 on: 16 February 2012, 16:44 »
No, it will be higher than 90,  mind you the golf temp gauges tend to sit half way untill it over heats then shoots up to max i find!  but between fan cycles the gauge never moves from 90,  but back to the point, for the price of a stat... its a clear first step, then temp sensor, then look into blockages etc..  thats what i would do anyway.
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Offline javalin

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Re: Temp issues
« Reply #11 on: 16 February 2012, 17:11 »
yeah I think the newer temp sensors stay at 90c until its really overheating - was once told this was to stop people panicing about "my car is 100c" etc - entirely normal in some cases.
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Re: Temp issues
« Reply #12 on: 16 February 2012, 23:45 »
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Re: Temp issues
« Reply #13 on: 17 February 2012, 08:10 »
Start it cold with the expansion cap off,  turn the heater to full in the cabin, let the engine warm up until t-stat opens.  Massage hoses to help any air around.  Occasional blips to 2k rpm sometimes help.  Switch off and tightly replace cap.
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