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Yup. I am researching which capillary option to go with as they are a little £££. In the meantime, I am trying the pot luck strategy as an interim trying whats on the market and reporting accordingly. Perhaps call it cheap harmless market...

So, a new Lucas temperature sender arrived today. Fitted. After several miles, the dashboard reads above the cold yet below the N. It took a good 10 mins to register anything and subsequently took a long time to settle in the lower quarter and...

Yes. Having bought NOS stabiliser and then a new one (neither worked), I was recommended on another thread to purchase a modern equivalent from ebay. For the first time in years I had an accurate fuel gauge, yet the temperature was in near the...

Just an intermediate update. The infrared thermometer arrived this afternoon. Cylinder head 79 degrees at the back 78 degrees at the front, top of rad 68 degrees. Fitted new Britpart temp sender - this sent the dashboard temp gauge just below the...

There is huge variability in sensor calibration. I ended up going through my stock of old sensors until I found one that matched the gauge

As above @kermit_rr re thermostat. I often say for older vehicles you can not beat having an aftermarket capillary type temperature gauge, keep original for looks and fit it somewhere else. They read in numbers/degrees and no electrics to bother...

Thanks Kermit. Why had I not thought of that! I am gonna stick with the thermostat as is, as thats how the original engineers designed the cooling system. I live in a frost pocket too, so I do need the heat to defrost the cab. Having replaced the...

Many thanks both. I have just ordered an IR temp reader from off ebay as I am starting to think its actually fine on temp, but it is the sensor/wiring/new thermostat. Going to remove the termostat tonight and run it without it. I read last night...

Many thanks for the reply. New thermostat installed and checked woth the kettle test. To be fair the old one was only 1 year old. Yes, rad gushes out of the bottom. Block test all good tonight, so relieved. Purged air out by loosening matrix hose...

Hi Stag88. Having the exact same experience. Have replaced water pump, reverse flushed rad, new hoses and flushed matrix. Block test all good, which i am relieved about as i spent 2022 replacing it. Replaced dash voltage stabiliser and rad...