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21st July 2009, 18:00
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Runnin cold
When driving normally the engine warms up in the usual time it takes on any saxo ive been in, but once its warmed up past the white it very rarley gets anywhere near the midway, but in traffic it gets to halfway and the fan kicks in, so it shows that the engine temp guage is right, but is the coolant constantly flowing through the block?
On normal driving is usually sits about here:
RED
Mid
--------- <here
Cold
In Traffic it stays around mid and jus above the fan kicks in.
Do you think its flowing round the block all the time, making it over cooled? Or Its northing to worry about, just shows it running cool?
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21st July 2009, 19:12
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its more than likly mate, take your thermostat out and test it, to see when it opens or whatever, and then go from there, but should be fine 
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21st July 2009, 20:43
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Hi,
Ok, worth a look to see if the thermostat is missing or stuck open. Just looking at it can confirm this. Please post a picture if you have one stuck open.
By the way, coolant always flows around the engine block and cylinder head due to the water pump. The thermostat should keep it from the radiator until the engine reaches operating temperature and needs help in colling the coolant.
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21st July 2009, 20:45
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BobC
Hi,
Ok, worth a look to see if the thermostat is missing or stuck open. Just looking at it can confirm this. Please post a picture if you have one stuck open.
By the way, coolant always flows around the engine block and cylinder head due to the water pump. The thermostat should keep it from the radiator until the engine reaches operating temperature and needs help in colling the coolant.
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Ahh right i thought it runned round the cyclinder head constantly then when the thermostat opended it flowed round the block.
Il check it tomorrow though, cheers!
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21st July 2009, 21:40
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ye i found that with mine also 
i was wondering why it did this 
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21st July 2009, 23:30
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L-plater
Join Date: May 2009
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probz a missing thermostat
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22nd July 2009, 01:18
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Ive got this.. and its missing, so ive left it like it probably shouldnt, but imo its not doing it any damage.
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