mickp
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Registered: 30th May 03
Location: Halewood, Liverpool
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right slight problem i steam cleaned my engine bay the other day and since doing this my tepreture gauge increasses faster than normal and when staitinary gets into the red quite quickly any suggestions on how to cure it ( i dont think its head gasket failure)
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Greasemonkey
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Registered: 17th Apr 02
Location: Drives a Tractor
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when its in the red, check the header tank and the water, check to make sure it aint boiling just in case, lol
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BabyBlade
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Registered: 5th Feb 03
Location: Hereford Rides: Ninja 600
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maybe you fucked the fan switch when steam cleaning it?
any gunk on the filler cap or running water noises behind the radio? if so its the head gasket if not, could just be because the days are hotter..
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mickp
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Registered: 30th May 03
Location: Halewood, Liverpool
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no gunk or running water noises or excessive smoke it that seems fine i'll check the fan switch
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BabyBlade
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Registered: 5th Feb 03
Location: Hereford Rides: Ninja 600
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that or the water level?
gotta keep an eye on these things in this heat?
take it yours is black? well looks black from your avatar, my black corsa gets well hot in traffic 
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RedDevil
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Registered: 14th Apr 04
Location: Milk and Beans
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i'm having problems with my 8v sri at the moment as well
car warms up goes all the way to almost 100, then cools down, then warms up again, and so on. the fan never comes on though!, the fan does work as i direct fed it to the battery and it worked.
The temp will never go over 100 or near the red, but always seems to be almost at the 100 mark which cant be healthy
any suggestions on what could be the problem..............
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Kris TD
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: Ware, Hertfordshire
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sounds like the fan switch.
other causes, knackered water pump, knackered thermostat, leaking coolent system.
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RedDevil
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Registered: 14th Apr 04
Location: Milk and Beans
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coolant system seems fine as the coolant when cool is at the correct level
could be thermostat sticking open cos all pipes are warm in system
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RedDevil
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Registered: 14th Apr 04
Location: Milk and Beans
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by the way will it be able to be driven on a 75 mile journey ok, or not?
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