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final update..................fitted expansion tank up higher near bulkhead,cleared all air out of system.Then i fitted another temp gauge that had been lying about in garage ,allready tried one b4 about 6 months ago that gave same readings as origanol one.But i thought iwould just try another one! ...

I am going to move the expansion tank up on bulkhead as soon as i can,already had the hose on heater matrix and the radiator has been recored about a year ago.Does anyone have experiance with cappilary temp gauges as i was going to fit one of these,are they more accurate or should i stick with a sen...

right guys quick update! went shopping with the missus &kids this afto, :( collected season ticket for my mansfield town fc, :P this chap was in mtfc car park handing out flyers for a mobile mechanic service he had just set up. Got talking and hes been round tonight tested the pressure & the...

hi, chris the rad cap is 15 pound and i have always felt that the bottom hose has always seemed tp be quite hot.What does fwiw mean??You are right what you say about the pipes on the expansion tank,do you think its not plumb in correctly??The top hose never seems to getwater in until the stat opens....

What a nightmare! thanks tc, could not have done it without you.........cheers.finally sorted pics out,let me know what you think....... Will have to get engine pressure tested-it make no difference wether heater on or off.Do you think it could be something to do with the top hose?? thanks again. en...

I would love to post some images,but being a newbie i cabt get my head round how you do it! any help folks......................thanks

thanks ron, my stag features a twin su 's so its a bit hard to trace the set up on that picture, but thanks for the link.I have just rang a v8 specialists in lincs and he rekons it sounds like the liners in the block are the problem.Just like a punch in the stomach when i have spent so much money on...

its been a while since i last typed...........just spent wrong side of 500 quid having both heads done, skimmed pressure tested valves reground,blah blah blah.Gaskets had not blown...............................the problem is still there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Erratic temperature. I still thi...

hi folks, some interesting ideas there,rad is 6 months old after being re -cored standard stag rad.Is the temp gauge working right?, i am going to try and gethold of one of the temp guns and see,but it does fell really hot when it reads hot!-if you know what i mean......Been out tonight in stag air ...

cheers ron,i know what you mean but i have the same problem wether there is a stat in or out-it doesn't seem to make any differnce.Top hose is red hot and so is the radiator.I will try another stat in it and try again, perhaps drill some holes in the stat.With the hose getting hot i just presumed it...

thanks for all suggestions,fan is on front of rad pushing air through ihe ia a pusher or puller 100% fan is working right way.I was only running a 10 inch one b4 and that did a betterjob than the one thats on now.rad is a nice even temp - a bit cooler at the bottom.Not got astat in at the moment,is ...

hi, hope someone can help,i have got a auto 72 stag with rover v8 engine . i have always had cooling issues with it, i have changed the water pump,radiator,rad cap,fitted a electric fan had carbs set up,compression test all ok.when bought it had a 10 inch electric fan with a shroud fitted to front o...