bedford Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Bedford MJ temp goin up to 100 but header tank water cool. water pump drive belts in place etc.. any ideas please... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Try removing the thermostat, could be stuck closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedford Posted August 18, 2017 Author Share Posted August 18, 2017 Try removing the thermostat, could be stuck closed. Thanks will give that a go.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Check a pipe hasn't collapsed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Any updates on this, is the problem cured? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedford Posted August 28, 2017 Author Share Posted August 28, 2017 Any updates on this, is the problem cured? Yes got it sorted ,was thermostat stuck closed. But while I gave the floor and seats out etc,I'm going to fit a new water pump aswell.. thanks for all the help on this.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Seem to haunted by thermostats at the moment. A 1997 Vauxhall Astra, getting warm. So check Thermostat, except ...... to get to it you have to remove the timing chain. So much for Modern Enginnering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david1212 Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 Seem to haunted by thermostats at the moment. A 1997 Vauxhall Astra, getting warm. So check Thermostat, except ...... to get to it you have to remove the timing chain. So much for Modern Enginnering. OT but a change from the two Astra's I had a 1984 1.3 and a 1990 1.6. On both the thermostat opened early so in winter did not get up to temperature. The 1.3 was OK for access but for the 1.6 the timing was in the way ( I can't recall if belt or chain ), it was possible by carefully loosening a pulley and sliding along the shaft. On my current Skoda I had the dreaded VAG group EGR failure. Replacement 5 hours workshop time most of which is the dismantling required for access then reassembly ....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 There is a lot to be said for old fashioned engines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 There is a lot to be said for old fashioned engines. Theres a lot to be said for modern engines, like they dont break down anywhere near as often :blush: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1950 Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 When they do you cannot see what you want to get at. Who a few years down the road is going to have the commputers to read the diagnostic? Or even get the warning lights off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Already ot tat problem here at work (on the railways), and its being overcome. Lots of OEM bespoke control gear being replaced with off-the-shelf items and proprietary software. A quick search on ebay and you can get computers to read most vehicle ECUs. I've also seen some firms advertising reverse-engineered ECUs for some vehicles. As time and technology move on, the skill set adapts. I think in future it will be more difficult getting a mechanical in-line fuel pump caliberated than an ECU rebuilt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Theres a lot to be said for modern engines, like they dont break down anywhere near as often :blush: An old engine with proper maintanience should be equally reliable. Look at how many of us run 70+ year old vehicles. I was talking to someone I know who was involved in the restoration on Ightam (And yes it's spelt correctly even if its pronounced Item) Moat , a National Trust property that had £10,000,000 spent on it , and yes that's the correct number of 0's. He spent about six months making old fashioned lime, and horse hair and cow muck plaster. I asked him why not go down the local builder's merchants, you can get plaster there. The reply: 'Can you prove the new stuff will last four hundred years?':cool2: Anyway, the behaviour of certain countries at the moment. Having an EMP proof engine might not be a bad idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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