over heating

[hippy chick]

my water cooled 1.9 has never done this before, i only went 5 miles and the temp gauge went of the clock, but no warning light came on checked the water all was fine but the van smelt very hot, the water light flickers a few times when i first start but then goes out, i cant find any leaks, could athe water pump cause this. jen

[kit]

Same thing happened to me friday just before the belt came off, try checking if it is slack.

[hippy chick]

Hi kit thank you for the reply, i have taken the water pump of tonight, that all looked fine, so done what i should of done first, took the thermostat that i only put in two months ago Looks like its not opening i put it in near boiling water and it didnt open so i will put a new one in tomorrow. fingers crossed that will sort it. jen

[kit]

GSF have water pumps that are genuine VW with the logo ground off for about £25 if you need one.

[hippy chick]

Thank you kit i think im going to replace my pump, i replaced the thermo today bleed it through and went for a little run after a mile the temp gague was top end again so i think new pump today. will try gfs.

[kit]

Don't forget to ask for 80 90 discount.

[hippy chick]

oh dear i did forget well new water pump on bleed it through but my temp is still highhad to put the heater fan on when i took it for a quick drive, temp shot up after a mile so more bleeding tomorrow, i still dont get any warning light only the flashing when i first start her. if it is still running hot after bleeding again i dont know what it could be. jen

[kit]

It is getting hot, not just the sender reading it wrong?

[Cazz]

It could be kit, mine kept saying it was over heating, it turned out to be the wrong senders and very bad earths, it now has nice new ones and fresh earth wires made. I've now got brickwerks senders.

Fingers crossed you sort it ok.

[hippy chick]

hi cazz and kit. no.the van smells very hot and when i turn it off and then try to re start it dont like to start again. Im now thinking could they have given me the wrong thermostat, i put the heater on full and the fan while i was driving and it started to drop the temp but as soon as i turn it off it shot back up. jen

[Cazz]

I guess it is possible they gave you the wrong thermostat, or it has an air lock. Have you bled it according to the wiki?

When mine did have genuine over heating issues, the radiater bled fine, but it wasn't getting hot all the way, I had that changed after the water pump was changed, it was then fine.

I knew it was overheating because it smelt, drove bad and it boiled all over the floor from the bottle at the back. It hasn't since.

I'm not an expert, i'm just speaking from my experience.

[hippy chick]

thanks cazz mine drives fine and dont throw water and the rad dont get that hot that you cant hold your hand on it. i did use the wiki guide, im going to bleed it again tomorrow and hope its just a block. When i bleed it again tonight i had a few bits of air then it ran clear water. it did still smell hot. i will phone the shop that ordered the thermo for me just to make sure. jen

[Cazz]

I should have said that my temp gauge was near the bottom during all this, I thought it was working fine, clearly not. After I had it "fixed" it always said it was too hot, when it wasn't. Of course now it sits in the middle, at last!!!

If you bled some more air out, fingers crossed it's that simple. Keep us posted.

[hippy chick]

Have just spoke to the shop he said it was the right one, older type 87% part no qth206k made by quinton hazell . so back to the bleeding. he did say am i sure its not the head gasket . panic i hope not. will let you know how i get on. jen

[hippy chick]

is this just a big airlock. i have started the bleed prosses again no air just water from the rad bleed screw then undone it again no water and no air take the revs up higher and just a trickle of water . water in header tank red hot and temp just below top is there anything else i could try. jen