OVERHEATING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mark2Mark]

Ok so i have an anglia with a 1660 x flow, it has a tri cored rad with a kenlowe fan i have flushed the cooling system and replaced the stat,

it chucked it's water out a couple of weeks ago so today i drained the water to put some anti freeze in as it's getting cooler. took it for a run about 40-50 miles with no problems, got home it was ticking over for about 5 mins with the cooling fan and the heaters on then for no reason the temp was normal just boiled over and chucked all the new anti freeze out

Any ideas?

[Tom]

is the fan blowing the right way mate? that'd be the first thing i'd check.

 

head gasket?

[Mark2Mark]

Yeah the fan is blowing the right way

 

Don't say head gasket

[johnny_h]

Where's all the steam/water coming from when it unloads?

[Tom]

could just be a knackered rad cap

[Mark2Mark]

Well before when it did it, it blew one of the pipes off the heater but this time it seemed to be coming from the bottom of the rad. I waited until it cooled down filled it back up and there were no leaks so i don't know

[bomber1]

have u got some sort of pressure relive valve under the rad as that is what happend to my dads thames pickup after 2hrs on the motorway. 1957 1100 sidevalve 3speed box & top speed of 30mph we let it cool down toped it up and it was fine

[Mr Sam]

mine was well dodgy nearly overheated bigtime stuck in traffic......fan had stopped working so swaped it for a larger fan and put it on a manual switch added some antifreeze and a new thermostat, all's fine since then

[Mark2Mark]

could just be a knackered rad cap

Really!?

Would it make much difference? The one that is on seems ok the spring seems strong.

[Tom]

if its coming past it then yes mate

[Mark2Mark]

WOOHOO!

I'll get one and try it, i've tried everything else!