pos
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Hello,
A slightly late merry Christmas to everyone
I've just been out in the landy today and I noticed the temp gauge which usually sits at just over 1/4 reaching just over half way and doing so rather quickly. It's mated to the gauge from my old 2.5 N/A with a 2.5 temperature sender. I stopped straight away and removed my home made rad muff from the front and that seemed to solve the problem very quickly. I felt all the hoses, and both the hose to and from the radiator were very hot - so I assume that my rad muff was over restrictive!
The only two questions I have are:
1) What standard temperature does the 200TDi engine operate at, does it reach and exceed 100 degrees C?
2) Am I likely to have caused any damage to the engine? It didn't get anywhere near to 3/4 and it didn't boil over, although there was a little more pressure than usual when removing the header tank cap.
Cheers
-pos
A slightly late merry Christmas to everyone
The only two questions I have are:
1) What standard temperature does the 200TDi engine operate at, does it reach and exceed 100 degrees C?
2) Am I likely to have caused any damage to the engine? It didn't get anywhere near to 3/4 and it didn't boil over, although there was a little more pressure than usual when removing the header tank cap.
Cheers
-pos
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