Some of you may remember the issues I had last year with my RRC overheating.
Back end of last year I replaced water pump, expansion tank cap, head
gaskets, thermostat (88 degree) and viscous unit.  All seemed OK, up until
the warmer weather started to arrive...and the needle was creeping up again.

So earlier this week I decided to remove the radiator, and try and flush it
out (didnt realise how easy it was to remove!).  Upon lifting it out, I
found about half the contents of the New Forest wedged between my rad and
the air con rad;  dead leaves, bits of twigs, loads of flys and
insects....disgusting!  Filled a large carrier bag!  May have had something
to do with poor airflow and cooling, me thinks!  After hosing the rad down
to get rid of the rest of the leaves, it crumbled away in front of me.....so
an eBay search later, have bought a new rad, and fitted an 82 degree stat
(which i'd already bought).  Complete with fresh coolant, fingers crossed
that everything is sorted.  Later on I'm going to find a big traffic jam and
sit in it to see if the problem is finally fixed!

Thanks,
Paul
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