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I was going off of Holdens specs for the thermostat. Make sure the radiator is able to handle the higher psi cap. I ran a 13psi on my old series 3 and it caused a few tank failures until my radiator bloke told me that the old Rovers only ran a 7psi cap as standard. Mine may not have been a series 3 radiator though.
Cheers,
Anthony.
The one thats on it now is a 16psi but i have an old 13psi cap there will try that aswell.......
i had to top up the water in it thismorning ,with the overflow whats the go it seem as if it sucks water up from the bottle is that normal,it does flow into it aswell but i think its aslo sucking it up to..MMMMMMMMMMMMMM not sure..
If it's a recirculating system the radiator will overflow into the bottle as the engine warms up and draw the coolant back in when it cools. There are 2 types of cap, a non recirculating cap has a seal only on the bit that goes inside the filler neck and the recirculating one will have that seal and a seal under the big bit that you turn to remove the cap. Just thinking about it, it might have been a 9lb cap that I was told was standard on the old Landy's.
Cheers,
Anthony.
well i worked out that it a recirculating system thanx stuck.& karen has been driving it around for the last 2 days & allday yesterday doing the shoping & seems to be just staying at the 140 mark with no ill effects anywhere..But karen says it like driving a new car new for us anyway & tells me thats it she is going to use it all the time now cause its easy to drive & easy to park so it looks like i have lost me car,,LOL....
so keep an eye out for it ...& you will get a wave thats the best part of owning a over.....
good to hear its sorted.....
just to be daft....
is that 140 in farenheight or centigrade? if its farenheight thats only 60 degrees centigrade and 160 is 70.. both of which will feel hot to the touch by your bare hand.
yeah it 140f or 60 degrees..& it is hot to touch you couldnt leave your hand on it ..
thats normal op temp, anything up to 190 deg f isnt even worth worrying about
Anyone know of a cheap landy 4cylinder engine around close to us (newcastle) that karen could pickup for me,i still dont like the holden engine plus i realy need something to do before i deside to sell the rover out of boredom....
I might have one coming available..
I have in the works a diesel conversion on a vehicle that has a 4 pot (long way off) and know of someone who has killed his SWB via a farming accident and may be willing to part it out.
its only going to be of use to you based on your definition of CLOSE.....
there are a few diesels floating around that you might be able to get your hands on, refurb then install.
Anything realy would be good just need something to do ..but karen gets lost realy easy & i mean lost to the point she says i cant see any signs & she rings me & says i'm lost how do i get back..but the new gps thingy we got is now her best friend....& Maitland is a very long drive for her so anything over 30 mins is to far for her..witch is better than me at the moment..5mins to long for me..