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Viscous Fan Issue
tim-green:
Thanks. I will check it tonight.
grunty:
I have a kenlowe fitted to 200tdi and it rarely comes on, temp never gets more than halfway up. Have removed the cowling too.
Alan
tim-green:
UPDATE: This is getting very strange :shock: ? I got the Viscous checked and all was OK, so I was advised to change the thermostat, I took the old one out and took it for a run with no thermostat in, the temparture only went about 1/4 of the way after me pushing it quite hard, this is good I think, so I put the new one in and again took it for a run again, but about 4 mins into the drive the tempature rose to over 3/4 which made me panic and go home quickly, so now I am running it with no thermostat, seems ok but not sure if this is the right way to go?
Any advice word be very much appreciated :cry:
Tim
L90OOK:
You can run it with no thermostate but your engine will run cold. In the winter you will have no heating at all...not that defender heaters are brilliant :roll:
You can check the thermostate is opening properly by placing in a pan of heating water &, using a thermomiter, ensure it opens at the right temp around 86-89degrees.
You could also try backflushing your radiator or have it tested for flow.
My guess is the radiator is partially blocked!
tim-green:
Thanks, however I have fitted a new radiator so Don't think (hope) its not that :(
Tim
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