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by FlorenceT25
07 Aug 2011, 13:45
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Turbo Diesel 1.6 Overheating
Replies: 10
Views: 1656

Re: Turbo Diesel 1.6 Overheating

Back from Holland and she drove like a dream. No misbehaviour or anything. She even pulled 70mph on the motorway when she had to.

Well pleased :D
by FlorenceT25
25 Jul 2011, 23:05
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Turbo Diesel 1.6 Overheating
Replies: 10
Views: 1656

Re: Turbo Diesel 1.6 Overheating

Well I think it is all sorted now. It turns out to be an air lock causing the grief. I pre-filled up the hoses connecting to the electric water pump. I also spent a lot of time squeezing the hoses when both hot and cold. I parked the van at very steep angles, forwards and backwards. I bled the radia...
by FlorenceT25
24 Jul 2011, 22:58
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Turbo Diesel 1.6 Overheating
Replies: 10
Views: 1656

Re: Turbo Diesel 1.6 Overheating

Thanks for the replies. I have bought a replacement sender and it reads even hotter than the original :?: The previous owner had used only one belt to cover all 3 pulleys. I have replaced this with 2 belts as designed. After experimenting with swapping the senders for the electric pump and the temp ...
by FlorenceT25
23 Jul 2011, 18:20
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Turbo Diesel 1.6 Overheating
Replies: 10
Views: 1656

Re: Turbo Diesel 1.6 Overheating

Questions......... I have replaced the water pump. Now water is easily coming out of the bleed screw. I still have a temperature gauge issue. So I swapped the sender for the gauge with the sender for the electric water pump. The pump started working with a cold engine and the temperature gauge burie...
by FlorenceT25
23 Jul 2011, 10:11
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Turbo Diesel 1.6 Overheating
Replies: 10
Views: 1656

Turbo Diesel 1.6 Overheating

Checked the forum but can't find an answer to this one. Whilst bleeding the cooling system after replacing the rad and thermostat I tried several methods to remove air locks. On standing, the cooling system works fine. The fan cuts in and the needle stays around the middle of the gauge. When driving...
by FlorenceT25
17 Jun 2011, 21:23
Forum: Campers
Topic: Roof box to fit Leisure Drive conversion
Replies: 0
Views: 397

Roof box to fit Leisure Drive conversion

Hi
Looking for a roof box the right size to fit on the back of the high top roof of my Leisure Drive converted Transporter. The Fammia boxes are too big, even the size 1. The box must be water tight. Any ideas of where to source suitable box?

Cheers

Craig