240DL OVERHEATING?

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bubun - 28 Apr 2005 00:25 GMT

Hi,

How do I tell that my car is overheating? The previous owner suspected that
the gauge is faulty. When it is all the way up, even on the orange/red area,
the car is still running just fine. Both upper and lower radiator hoses are
very firm and plumpy, are they normal when the engine is running after 15-20
minutes?

thersmostat is new, waterpump is said to be 4yrs old. i drained and
redrained the radiator 3 times, but the gauge still very high or on red
area.

asm

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Arne C - 28 Apr 2005 08:59 GMT

Hi!

Change the engineheat indicator on the motor. It´s easy and its a cheap
sparepart too....borrow one if you can (it might be the fault, but not 100%
sure. You can never be that sure ).

/Gert C

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Mike F - 28 Apr 2005 13:17 GMT

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And make sure that the insulation isn't falling off the wire that
connects to it.

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bubun - 28 Apr 2005 18:00 GMT

I will try it,

thanks,

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