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I tend to do it that way ... ;)


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Some thoughts for you then ....


Original temp spiking issue ... I'll stick with the t'stat maybe being, all gummed up and not opening properly ...

So removing it, knocking out the centre,...

Humour me and explain how you flushed it ... did you do the rad, engine and heater core seperate ... or just the whole system at once ??

Did you get that thermostat out for a look ??

Have you...

Making sure the t'stat isnt all gummed up and sticking closed sometimes ... wont take you all that long to do ....

.... probably less time than waiting for bigjim to turn up and drag you onto his...

Nope ... not nescessarily ... it just means that at some point in time the sensor had a hiccup ... either because of a fault - or because the coolant was too hot and it was making the gauge show...

Welll ... theres ya problem right there ...

Just so ya know ... most of us run water or a coolant mix ... and not peanut paste .. :p .. :D


X 2 with XJ41V ... altho personally ... I'd be...

If it was overheating coolant ... and the level dropped / flashed to steam at the sensor position ... then the lack of coolant will cause a lower temp reading - despite an overheating situation...