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Thanks all for the advise, I will flush the whole system and hose through the rad. Unforutnately nearest motor factors is over an hour away with Halfords 2 hours so will try with just water to start. Hopefully this will do it if not I will look at the pump.

Thansk Chaser. Anyone else out have experience of flushing out a rad and what is best?

OK Thanks, what's the best way to flush out the rad?

Pump being driven by cam belt would explain why when engine revs dip slightly I notice a drop in water flow out of bleed valve. Guaranteed no thermostat I even took it off when I flushed the system to check and it has been drilled out of the plastic casing. Prior to the engine failure...

Thanks for that. Nope heats up real quick I would say withing 2-3 minutes of driving it is at normal temperature. Is this an easy diy job and are there any handy tips anyone has if I chose to go for it myself?

To be honest the engine always feels warm, so not sure I would be able to tell if it is warmer than it should be. I will check for a coolant leak and for excessive play on pump. The only reason i thought of the pump is because of the fact that when I was bleeding the system i didn't get a...

P.S. New exp tank and cap last year when engine changed. Thanks

Believe me if anyone is going to sound daft in the posting it will be me :D I am assuming it is getting hot due to the fans going into overdrive when i stop and the fact that with blowers then put on full blast the temp guage goes down, and if i drive with heaters on all appears good with no...

Thanks for the quick response. I will flush it out and change coolant. As for the thermostat there isn't one. :eek:This was taken out last year when I had a whole load of problems which led to HGF and one dead engine. Never put it back in thinking without it would keep it cooler.

Hi I am a newbie here and hope I can find someone out there that can help me out. I have a couple of problems with my wife's 2002 K Series. The first is that it is over heating. It is not losing any coolant and only seems to happen after about 15 minutes of driving and when going up hill. If...