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Probably a silly question but I'll ask it any way !

As I cant drive the van on the road yet due to waiting for the DVLA to give me a registration I can only start the van and let it tick over.

This afternoon I let it run for 20 mins the hot air comes out okay the temp needle sits at a 1/4 no lights flashing no leaking water the fan doesn't kick in and the radiator didn't feel hot to touch

Is this because its not hot enough yet ?

The big pipes running to the front felt warm by the time I switched it off.



is this all normal ? Seems normal after all its just siting there ticking over

If this is a ridiculous question then tell me !

Doesnt sound anything serious but have you checked the thermostat ?
Sounds like its taking a bit too long to heat up.

place in cup of boiling water it should open

diesel engines take a little longer to reach temp and will happily sit and bang away until its up to temp

mark

as mark says, dervs take a while to warm up, hell my modern tdi daily actually gets cooler if its idling!!

stop looking for problems just go enjoy it!

Diesels need to work to get hot.

Great advice thanks guys

Cheers

mark richards wrote:diesel engines take a little longer to reach temp and will happily sit and bang away until its up to temp

mark

Agreed.
Doh.
Was thinking petrol again.