Unofficial Survey! Where does your temp needle sit?

[mark]

11.55 normal, 4 1/2 hrs to do a 100 miles right on the led with the fan coming on and bringing it down to 11.57.
was at 11.57 but a flush(hose pipe only both ways nothing untoward flushed) and new coolant has gained me 3 minuets on the ''i think it's gonna blow jim''.

i must admit to looking down on the m42 (and scaring myself sh**less) to be doing 80mph and still at 11.55

mark

[Mickyfin]

Mine stays comfortably just to the left of the led

[Titus A Duxass]

When I had the JX motor it sat "comfortably to the left of the LED" with the ADY motor it sits down in the left hand white area.

[gregwiththegrin]

Just changed rad and bled my 1.9l watercooled DG which moved the needle down from 3/4 to well below half way.

It did take a while for the new coolant to work its way around though, I had to open the bleed valve in the engine bay and park her facing down a steep hill, needed to run for a good half hour and i repeated the process 3 times before all bubbles were out. After that she was cool as a cucumber!

[California Dreamin]

Mine runs bang in the middle 12.00 O clock......creeps up to 1.30 position after 5 minutes of slow hard driving (recent mountain passes in Austria for instance) then the first speed fan kicks in.

I have to say...a new fan thermo-switch brought down the fan cut in point a fair bit. I'm much more confident now about it's correct function. I would certainly recommend replacing this switch in the FIRST instance before changing radiators.

Martin

[brander]

Another one in the 11.50-11.55 club here. 1.9 petrol DG.

[PetenAli]

Mine's on a rev counter type and sits just on the LED at normal speeds (55 - 60 mph). Climbing steep hills and off roading it tends to creep up until the first stage fan kicks in. This soon brings the temp back down.

When I changed the coolant and flushed everything recently I also tested the fan and realised that the second stage doesn't work Another job to add to the list.

When we've been off roading I have put the heater on to bring the temp down and that works pretty well although is a bit of a pain in the summer. If necessary on a long climb I would just pull over and let things cool down.

When we first had ours I starrted this thread because I had similar worries. https://club8090.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=78520" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I found the responses very reassuring and so have been slightly less paranoid about it all since.

Off to South of France on Friday. That will be a good test especially when we go over the Cevennes to get to Uzes.

[knine]

1.6 Td mine sits at 12.00 oclock

[chuggers72]

When we first had ours I starrted this thread because I had similar worries. https://club8090.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=78520" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I found the responses very reassuring and so have been slightly less paranoid about it all since.

Off to South of France on Friday. That will be a good test especially when we go over the Cevennes to get to Uzes.

I think my heads where yours was when you started that thread . I searched the wiki but did not find yours but like you say its reassuring to read.
Good news is I think I may have cracked it after the fifth bleed! Needle now sits at 12.00. Happy days and I can now work on reducing my 'needle stare'

Hope you have a great trip to France.

[CovKid]

1.00pm here yet it tends to run cooler than it implies....

[Dazco]

after replacing temp sender and rad switch, after run to Mot station yesterday it was at about 11.
Would using metal pipes front to back reduce the sytem temp much?

[kevtherev]

nope

[lhd]

AAZ with rev counter, normal running dead on the led.
Rob.

[Dazco]

nope

Ta