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Neill - 03 Dec 2007 20:16 GMT

Does anyone know what the temperature rating of the thermostat that is fitted
to a 1900 td xantia is?
My temerature guage sits at 80 degrees when warmed up ad the heater is just
bearly hot. I have read that the stat should begin to open at 88 degrees c
and be fully open at 99 degrees c, I havent had the car long and was
wondering if maybe the wrong (too low) stat has been fitted?

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Adrian - 03 Dec 2007 20:30 GMT

Neill ("Neill" <u39588@uwe>) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
saying:

> Does anyone know what the temperature rating of the thermostat that is
> fitted to a 1900 td xantia is?
> My temerature guage sits at 80 degrees when warmed up ad the heater is
> just bearly hot. I have read that the stat should begin to open at 88
> degrees c and be fully open at 99 degrees c, I havent had the car long
> and was wondering if maybe the wrong (too low) stat has been fitted?

It's probably far more likely that the actual numeric temp on the gauge
can't be trusted one tiny bit...

It's also quite likely that the heater matrix is a bit silted up. Still,
that's a damn sight better than if it starts to leak on a Xant... That's
Not A Pleasant Job.

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malc - 03 Dec 2007 21:27 GMT

> Does anyone know what the temperature rating of the thermostat that
> is fitted to a 1900 td xantia is?
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> long and was wondering if maybe the wrong (too low) stat has been
> fitted?

Wot Adrian says. A quick scan of a Pug manual (ok not for that engine) would
suggest that starting to open at 88 is right. You might try flushing out the
heater matrix. I've done this on a Pug 106 using a garden hose clamped to a
bit of copper pipe jubilee clipped to the heater matrix feed pipe. A semi
solid lump of rust shot out of the other end like a turd after a curry the
night before. Hey presto hot heater.

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Neill - 03 Dec 2007 22:02 GMT

Thanks Malc

>> Does anyone know what the temperature rating of the thermostat that
>> is fitted to a 1900 td xantia is?
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
>solid lump of rust shot out of the other end like a turd after a curry the
>night before. Hey presto hot heater.

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Neill - 03 Dec 2007 22:02 GMT

Thanks Adrain.

>Does anyone know what the temperature rating of the thermostat that is fitted
>to a 1900 td xantia is?
>My temerature guage sits at 80 degrees when warmed up ad the heater is just
>bearly hot. I have read that the stat should begin to open at 88 degrees c
>and be fully open at 99 degrees c, I havent had the car long and was
>wondering if maybe the wrong (too low) stat has been fitted?

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