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Dom J
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"rads" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Month or so back my 1986 Efi Rangie spat out its water pump.
>
> I replaced it with a cheap and cheerful Paddocks part, which bolted on
> perfectly.
>
> However, she does now run a lot hotter than previous. The Temp gauge
> hovers probably over the 3/4 mark, nearer 7/8 but a little out of the
> red. Slightly oddly, the engine temperature is quite stable at this
> level: the gauge moves up to this point quickly (within a couple of
> minutes or so) then stays there. Even when towing a 2 ton boat at
> motorway speeds, the needle does not climb any higher.
>
> I'm probably going to throw a new thermostat on, for the sake of a
> fiver or so it seems a sensible first step.
>
> However, at the back of my mind I'm wondering if I should have spent a
> little more money on a genuine water pump, rather than a pattern part.
> Is it possible the new pump is under-performing. Anyone got experience
> good or bad?
>
> Any other suggestions why she should be running so much hotter than
> before (when the temperature gauge would rarely reach half way).
>
> I know that the radiator can become partially blocked, but I expect
> this would occur gradually, rather tha a step change.
>
> Where should the temp. gauge settle anyway?
>
> Thanks
>
> david
>
> ps Uses no water or oil.
>
My D reg 3.5 Efi runs at about halfway and if I'm greenlaning or sat in
traffice it goes just over. Before I did the valley gasket and had to drain
the coolent system it did seem to run a bit cooler.
Dom J
