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grege
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My 1992 110 Station Wagon 200TDi, once up to temperature, stays pretty much
in the middle of the temperature guage irrespective of whether I'm driving
through town or bombing down the M1.
Radiators do silt up over time, which is why you're supposed to back-flush
them at the 12,000 mile service. Other things to check are:
- Thermostat. If this is on it's way out, it might not be operating
correctly. As they're only a few quid from Halfords, suggest you simply
change yours and see if it makes a difference.
- Electrical earth. My engine temperature used to suddenly rise whenever I
put the brakes on. Only after weeks of fault-hunting did I discovered that a
bad earth was behind it [the brake lights, of course, come on when you hit
the brakes...].
An additional radiator in front of your existing one, whether it be an
intercooler or for air conditioning, will inevitably affect the cooling
performance. However, given that Land Rover themselves quite happily
installed an air aconditioning radiator in this location, I wouldn't have
thought it would be a problem assuming everything else is working correctly.
--> Greg
"Jon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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[email protected]...
> Out of interest how hot does your 200TDi run when running at 70mph,
> i.e. Motorway driving?
>
> Mine is a 1992 90 hard top, stock 200TDi with 235x85 BFG AT rubbers.
> On flatish ground it will happily trundle along at 70 - 75mph (80mph
> on a Long road) BUT the temperature needle rises from vertical (normal
> running temp) and seems to stop at the end of the white bit,
> importantly before it gets to the red!
>
> Question is - IS this normal or is my radiator efficiancy begining to
> fall (some of the vains are missing or have flies lodged in them!)?
> Could it be anything else? Do radiators silt up inside over time,
> requiring a wash out?
>
> On a similar note, I am thinking of a bigger intercooler (Alisport /
> twisted performance type) that will sit in front of the radiator but
> will this inhibit the radiators performance further???
>
> By the way i live and drive in the UK, not somewhere hot like Greece!
>
> Any thoughts / comments appreciated.
>
> Jon
>
in the middle of the temperature guage irrespective of whether I'm driving
through town or bombing down the M1.
Radiators do silt up over time, which is why you're supposed to back-flush
them at the 12,000 mile service. Other things to check are:
- Thermostat. If this is on it's way out, it might not be operating
correctly. As they're only a few quid from Halfords, suggest you simply
change yours and see if it makes a difference.
- Electrical earth. My engine temperature used to suddenly rise whenever I
put the brakes on. Only after weeks of fault-hunting did I discovered that a
bad earth was behind it [the brake lights, of course, come on when you hit
the brakes...].
An additional radiator in front of your existing one, whether it be an
intercooler or for air conditioning, will inevitably affect the cooling
performance. However, given that Land Rover themselves quite happily
installed an air aconditioning radiator in this location, I wouldn't have
thought it would be a problem assuming everything else is working correctly.
--> Greg
"Jon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news
[email protected]...> Out of interest how hot does your 200TDi run when running at 70mph,
> i.e. Motorway driving?
>
> Mine is a 1992 90 hard top, stock 200TDi with 235x85 BFG AT rubbers.
> On flatish ground it will happily trundle along at 70 - 75mph (80mph
> on a Long road) BUT the temperature needle rises from vertical (normal
> running temp) and seems to stop at the end of the white bit,
> importantly before it gets to the red!
>
> Question is - IS this normal or is my radiator efficiancy begining to
> fall (some of the vains are missing or have flies lodged in them!)?
> Could it be anything else? Do radiators silt up inside over time,
> requiring a wash out?
>
> On a similar note, I am thinking of a bigger intercooler (Alisport /
> twisted performance type) that will sit in front of the radiator but
> will this inhibit the radiators performance further???
>
> By the way i live and drive in the UK, not somewhere hot like Greece!
>
> Any thoughts / comments appreciated.
>
> Jon
>
