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Points: 2639 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Jan 11 at 20:30
i have never had overheating problems...just bothered that my tank is half full...when it should be full..and i never knew.
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Points: 1365 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Jan 11 at 21:33
Originally posted by icky icky wrote:

I've got issues in my cooling system too :(
 
Overheating, pressurising, blowing header tanks... but the radiator never seems to get warm; it does let me bleed stuff out of the radiator though (but the hottest it ever gets is lukewarm!) - and the heater matrix has now started leaking :(
 
Never buy a van off a guy who says 'it never gives me any problems and i drive it daily'

Mine does that, I am replacing my blown head gasket next week Ouch

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Mine was a cracked head, swapped it over for a good one. It's fixed now...

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Points: 1121 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 Mar 11 at 18:33
So the tank i the engine bay must be full but what about the one behind the flap?

Mines 1/2 full in the engine and looks to be empty behind the flap.Confused
Do i need to remove the pressure cap and fill it to the brim then fill the one behind the flap to the max mark too or just fill the flapped one to max?
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I fill mine through the one behind the flap.
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Points: 13190 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Mar 11 at 00:21
This is page 2....please take the time to read page 1 and especially the first post by Baxter......the one that took the time to type all this useful(obviously useless to some!?!) information.......
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Points: 4211 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Mar 11 at 00:43
Originally posted by Baxter Baxter wrote:

There is always a 2 speed fan, 2 slightly different systems.
 
1. Early 1.6 D "CS" engine has 2x 2 pin switches at the top of the rad, one switch does low speed, one switch does high speed.
 
2. Later, normal most popular style is the 3 pin switch which has one commin supply terminal then depending on the temperature depends on which terminal is made live to operate each speed on the fan.
 
The fan in both cases is shunt wound to achieve 2 speed operation.
 
ive got a van with the early type rad..
will the hoses to the rad fit straight onto a later one??
WHY T3's.... because they are just so adictive, and having one just aint enough
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Points: 1121 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Mar 11 at 17:54
Originally posted by Steve B Steve B wrote:

This is page 2....please take the time to read page 1 and especially the first post by Baxter......the one that took the time to type all this useful(obviously useless to some!?!) information.......


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