xflow is still over heating

[geoffersmasher]

changed water pump and also fuel filter today to get car up and running and guess what

 

 

its still overheating

 

 

any ideas people as its driving me mad as i need the car to deliver my mac

 

cheers

[flyingbanana]

check the thermostat......i had a new one in mine and sure enough it went within one month and it wasn't opening

[countrybumpkin]

have you flushed the rad? also try a new rad cap

[V8ian]

Fit new 88deg stat, that normally sorts out overheating probs.

[Contract Man]

Air Lock somewhere

[geoffersmasher]

fitted a new thermostat before i fitted the pump

 

sytem has been drained and filled, no air locks

 

whats an 88 hemostat ian??

[Gonzo]

Opens at 88 deg c, whereas original ones may open at 91 or something?

 

Could be a build-up of sludge in the block... There's some stuff you can get from Halfrauds that you bung through the cooling system that breaks it up so you can flush it out. Tends to take a wee while though.

[Deano1351]

What fan is on it, my old escort had the old viscous fan and although it spun it didnt have any pressure behind it, i could stop it with my hand with the engine running and warm, let your engine warm up and turn it off, if the fan still spins freely by hand then its knackered and needs a large bolt through it to make sure its on all the time, if youv got a leccy fan ignore everything iv just said

[Toby]

Mixture and timing can affect it - how over heating is it?

 

Same sender and temp guage I assume, cos they can read different.

[Yeomans22]

run it without a thermostat in, but ur heater will be crap now its cold.

[Haynesmanual]

I put a new thermostat in my anglia and it overheated it, It would not open so i cut out the center.

[antz]

is the rad fooked?

[geoffersmasher]

ill take thermostat out, but it was running without one when it went wrong

 

it was like a switch flicked a couple of weeks back and it just started overheating

 

rad is fine no real dings or anything

 

i guess ill take it to ol wpe if i get stuck

[72mk1escort]

If the timings been advanced to much that can cause overheating

 

Also you could have a blocked rad.

 

Or you have a dodgy temperature sender.

 

How hot does it get

 

[geoffersmasher]

i can feel the heat in the car after a while

[lotusless]

is head gasket ok??

[geoffersmasher]

is head gasket ok??

 

 

i havnt seen any leeks or anything

[old skool freestyler]

you dont normally see leaks on the outside of the head sometimes you do but best to get a pressure test done on your head mate it a quick easy job and most garages can check it

[geoffersmasher]

you dont normally see leaks on the outside of the head sometimes you do but best to get a pressure test done on your head mate it a quick easy job and most garages can check it

 

think i have a mate who has a preassure tester will check when the cylinders when i can

[old skool freestyler]

just keep ya fingers crossed the blue dye dont go yellow