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Guardian.:
tim guages are not dear, my temprtature guage was about 35 quid i cannot rememberexactly, and you get the sender to suit your engine with it. they area good replacement and accurate.

BK:
Sussed it!!!!! put a new gauge on (autogauge off ebay) that i had lying around!!! to a 200tdi defender sender unit,and wired tha earth off the gauge direct to battery and bingo!!!!!!!!!! perfect :lol: :lol:

diggerdog36:

--- Quote from: j.stobart on January 13, 2008, 19:47:00 ---glad i found this thread, i got exactly the same problem, (200tdi converted 90 2.5td) its ok running about local, but as soon as I take it for a long run or work the engine hard, it just creeps all the way up to the red. Changed the gauge to the 200tdi gauge, still no joy, changed the viscous unit too, not a jot of diffenece, was gonna hit it with hammer next, I wasn't sure if it was overheating, but I took the header tank cap off and the was hardly even any pressure in it, so I assume its not overheating.

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This is identical to my problem, exactly!!!
What temperature should a 200tdi run at???

BK:
About 80-90 degrees but you cant tell on the standard gauge cos it has no numbers

BK:
it shouldnt even need the viscous fan in this weather ,mine runs fine without it with a leccy fan on a  switch but i dont need to switch it on at all,try a gauge with numbers on it I found the autogauge unit(on e bay)running on to a defender 200tdi sender works fine it gives the correct reading,when the top hose is hot(thermostat open) the gauge is at 85 degrees which is correct cos the thermostat opens at 88 degrees (mine does anyway and its a brand new thermostat)

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