Disco 1999 TD5 SII - OVERHEATING! please help paid £125 to local garage..

Hi everyone
Disco 1999 TD5 SII

Its breaking my heart & wallet - what could be the overheating problem
please?
Pipes to the radiator are normal i.e. hot after a run



Driver's side foot well is damp??



Air Con occasionally puts "dry ice effect" through the internal air vents
when you switch off engine



New thermostat fitted last week



Appreciate you help people





Peter UK

> Driver's side foot well is damp??
> Air Con occasionally puts "dry ice effect" through the internal air vents

I presume the system is quite different to the system on my 300 Tdi - but
the principles will be the same, so this may help:

Mine showed exactly the same problems - overheating, damp footwell, and
really misty windscreen sometimes.

Turned out to be the heater matrix which was leaking. A new one was a
dashboard-off job but sorted the problem.

After the fix, the footwell took AGES to dry out because the foam holds
water. Great design...

K