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[Sticky]

Is the rad equally hot or is there an airlock in it?

[Benzola]

Is the rad equally hot or is there an airlock in it?

Appears to be pretty even. I could heck with one those "point-able" thermometers, but seems. Little pedantic. Dry bleed nipple is my main "airlock" worry.

[Benzola]

OK.... So I did a 1.5hr motorway run this morning. Temp sat around 86-88 all the way. Still a little higher than usual (normally sits mid 70's. But (from what you guys say) nothing too much to worry about. Tried the radiator bleed nipple again after the fun (whilst engine very hot). Still nowt (dry). T wrap up this thread.... Pressurise system with pump... Leave as is & stop being paranoid? Ben.

[CocoPops]

Leave as is

[Zuber]

Tried bleeding mine a while back.

 

Engine bay nipples bleeding liquids fine as you say.

 

For front nipple and pipe that houses it. I was expecting it to be full of fluids and so gush out water. But actually found that it kind of dribbled more than gushed. Tried squeezing the pipe a few times thinking air might be trapped inside etc.

 

In the end, I convinced myself that water dribbling out means it must be full of water. But I would have expected more resistance to squeezing the fat pipe to be honest and so full of air. Anyway, temp. usually sits 88-92 and fan always kicks in at 106 in heavy traffic etc. Never had an issue with that....

 

Still feel like I should somehow pour some liquid into that pipe though.

Edited by Zuber, 20 May 2013 - 02:50 PM.

[techieboy]

Go and park it on a steep hill, get it up to full heat and then bleed it. Not sure I'd be happy if the there was nothing coming through the rad and into the outlet hose when it was up to temperature.

[slindborg]

Normally runs in mid 70's!!!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?! WTF, you HAD a problem, now you do NOT have a problem.

[Benzola]

Go and park it on a steep hill, get it up to full heat and then bleed it. Not sure I'd be happy if the there was nothing coming through the rad and into the outlet hose when it was up to temperature.

  

Normally runs in mid 70's!!!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?! WTF, you HAD a problem, now you do NOT have a problem.

Good call Techie! Slindborg... Has crossed my mind could be a faulty sensor. Everyone..... Thanks for kind help. I'm now confident this was a "non event" (although I will be doing fan override mod in cabin soon). Great to get so much help and support so quickly. If there's owt I can do for ya'll in return, just shout! THREAD CLOSED. Cheers. Ben.

[slindborg]

The sensor is fine.

[drunknmunky]

Normally runs in mid 70's!!!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?! WTF, you HAD a problem, now you do NOT have a problem.

Sorry to jump on this one, but mine always has run at low to mid 70's, have had the thermostat checked when I had it serviced couple of months back and supposedly is opening at 92. The rad is getting warm I think evenly, and I get a decent heat out of the heater (got a fez mk 2 heater though), anyone got any suggestions why its this cold then?

[MellowYellow]

 

Normally runs in mid 70's!!!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?! WTF, you HAD a problem, now you do NOT have a problem.

Sorry to jump on this one, but mine always has run at low to mid 70's, have had the thermostat checked when I had it serviced couple of months back and supposedly is opening at 92. The rad is getting warm I think evenly, and I get a decent heat out of the heater (got a fez mk 2 heater though), anyone got any suggestions why its this cold then?

 

92 is a standard thermostat, don't know how come your's runs that low though, mine doesn't even register until 73 degrees, runs at 88/89 normally and in traffic goes over 100, not very often hitting the fan though if the traffic is moving occasionally. If it's at a complete standstill I just turn it off because I tried fitting a manual overide switch which although it worked it also threw a EML for a low voltage on the fan circuit, don't figure why because when left to its own devices the fan kicks in and out without any EML so I thought stuff it and didn't bother. The other thing to remember is that we are approaching "summer", ambient temps are getting higher as well so the dash will show 4 or 5 degrees higher than in the winter anyway.

[Exmantaa]

OK.... So I did a 1.5hr motorway run this morning. Temp sat around 86-88 all the way. Still a little higher than usual (normally sits mid 70's. But (from what you guys say) nothing too much to worry about. Tried the radiator bleed nipple again after the fun (whilst engine very hot). Still nowt (dry). T wrap up this thread.... Pressurise system with pump... Leave as is & stop being paranoid? Ben.

 

Did you try to pierce the bleed nipple opening? Normally water/air oozes out there...

[Benzola]

OK.... So I did a 1.5hr motorway run this morning. Temp sat around 86-88 all the way. Still a little higher than usual (normally sits mid 70's. But (from what you guys say) nothing too much to worry about. Tried the radiator bleed nipple again after the fun (whilst engine very hot). Still nowt (dry). T wrap up this thread.... Pressurise system with pump... Leave as is & stop being paranoid? Ben.

  Did you try to pierce the bleed nipple opening? Normally water/air oozes out there...

Had crossed my mind, just needed a nudge! Steep incline parking with dental pick in hand.... First chance I get! Thanks chaps!

Edited by Benzola, 21 May 2013 - 12:12 AM.