Coming down the F3 into sydney this afternoon the spotlights and front grille came off and I managed to hold about 90km/h on the flat and 70km/h on the hills to keep it under 112deg.
Something is not right.......
Master
You're not towing B-double are you?Originally Posted by chook73
Strewth mate you've had some interesting challenges with that Puma. I love learning so much from your posts about your experiences but it sucks that you've had to go through it all.
Feeling your pain buddy
Wizard
Hey Iain,
Could the problem possibly be the water pump, just not pumping sufficient volume of water around to cope with the heavier work loads.
The possible causes for the over heating are surely limited -
1/ blocked/restricted radiator
2/ blocked/restricted radiator cooling fins
3/ blocked/restricted hoses
4/ sludged up water channels in the block and head
5/ water pump.
Considering you have a new Alli-Sport alloy radiator 1& 2 are out. I assume your using coolant that comes out clean so 4 is out.
Only leave that pump or the hoses internally colsapsed or similar.
Maybe I have forgotern something, happy for anyone to chime in.
Something is definitely not right - I didn't get over 96 deg fully loaded across the Simpson the other week (and it was 43deg a couple of times) and didn't get over 92deg at any time between Canberra and Newcastle the other day.
Your temps are from a ScanGuage right?
Verified by the engine cutting out.......
Like we were saying on the phone this afternoon mate I was relatively lightly loaded, its not like I was towing a caravan and I didnt have any camping gear etc.
Might well be the water pump or a sticky thermostat, I will have to do some more research. Does anyone know where I can get an 80 or 82 degree thermostat from for the Puma to see if that makes a difference?
Master
Hi Iain, here is a list of Redline agents. I have a whole bottle in my standard coolant, no problems.
Reseller Locations - Red Line Oils Pty Ltd
Do you have the BAS remap? Have you tried going back to the standard map so see if the same happens (assuming the standard map can actually get your car moving?
haha I have a remap but one through Brad at KLR so I might get him to look into that.Hi Iain, here is a list of Redline agents. I have a whole bottle in my standard coolant, no problems.
Reseller Locations - Red Line Oils Pty Ltd
Do you have the BAS remap? Have you tried going back to the standard map so see if the same happens (assuming the standard map can actually get your car moving
After doing some research and talking to brad it could possibly be a head gasket
Master
Check viscous coupling on your fan. They can cause a lot of overheating probs and are often over looked. When it is in it's operating range, try to stop it with a rolled up newspaper, (or remove it and test drive the vehicle.) If you can stop it, it's buggered. They act as an air dam, not allowing air flow through the radiator.
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