Thread: Holden 308 engine.

By the pics you sent me mate . It's a VS Statesman and that shape stayed around for awhile too . They are a very nice car and have a great ride . you should be pretty pleased with it .

Haven't bought it yet Mick. I'm concerned about the temperature business. 3 posts up I explained the prob. You might know about it with any luck?

Xav

Originally Posted by Xavie

Okay. Had a second look at the car today. I took note of the temp gauge whilst driving. The temp gauge was sitting almost at the "H" and I don't think I have ever seen a car go above the middle section... sooo normal or not?

It did not go to the red. It was a 35 degree day outside. It never went down to the middle and always operated in that range above the half and up to "H". Type of driving done was motorway and stop start probably over about 20kms. LPG and Petrol are flawless in operation and car feels better on lpg. Only noise was from tyres and rear muffler needs to be fixed as it was lose.

When opening the hood after it had run it was seriously freaking hot. Like you'd need to leave it for 7 or 8 minutes minutes at least with the hood up before you even decided to stand in front of it and look.

I realise it is an 8 cylinder and would operate hotter (I would of thought) but is all this the norm?

Thanks for any help.

Hi Mate , It could be that the thermostat has stuck shut . Or the radiator is blocked with crud . But at a guess it's a buggered thermostat .