Thermostat Issue

[stfc_gti]

easiest way to test the pump is to take the top hose off the coolant bottle (when the engine is off), hang the hose or get someone to hold it in the expansion tank top and then start the engine, you should get a steady stream.....

its f**ked, not circulating any water at all.

 

[Dalo Harkin]

Time to invest in a Haynes manual mate and spend some time over crimbo fixing it

[stfc_gti]

Time to invest in a Haynes manual mate and spend some time over crimbo fixing it

I wouldnt know where to start, im gonna leave this to the pro's
Im probably going to getting rid soon anyway, or if i can afford it, have it as a weekend run around, i just cant afford the petrol with my commute.

[Dalo Harkin]

No better time to learn, save yourself a load of money too
I use mine as a weekend toy and the odd commute to Wales to see family, but thats only because I have a company car.

Honestly get a Haynes manual and a decent socket set like a Halfords Pro and get stuck in mate, I personally havent done one yet, but my cambelt is due in the next 10K so I'll be doing it as a matter of course, plenty of people on here to ask if you get stuck

[stfc_gti]

i think having a second car would leave me more inclined to have a go at things a bit more knowing there is the fall back of having another car, at the moment i cant risk not having a car.

[Dalo Harkin]

but you cant drive it as it is anyway

[stfc_gti]

but you cant drive it as it is anyway

this is true 

[stfc_gti]

So good to have my Betsy  back. Wallet it 400 quid lighter but by god is it good to drive her.

[Wazzzer]

If you change the water pump, make sure it has metal teeth not plastic dude

New ones are made of a different composite so aren't as fragile as the old type. I'd rather the impellor break off than a metal one seize, I've repaired the damage that it can cause and it's not pretty

[Ant1981]

I'd rather the impellor break off than a metal one seize, I've repaired the damage that it can cause and it's not pretty

The metal impeller wouldn't seize as it's the shaft that rotates the impeller, plus the shaft is metal wheather or not the impeller is plastic or not.