Stone Cold Rattlesnake
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Registered: 12th Jun 02
Location: London .................. Drives: Astra IV
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there are alot of things i can say in response to you but im not going to bother as you get enough stick as it is
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corsagirl2004
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Registered: 24th Apr 04
Location: near portsmouth
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look in the header bottle you should see the water circulating around the system, from what i can read of your post`s check you fan fuse, you say it gets hot but does the fan come in?? remove the fan switch and bridge the 2 wires in the connection with the ignision on the fan should switch on, does it? is your dash temp gauge working???
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Bonzai
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Registered: 25th Mar 03
Location: Cardiff, Wales Drives: 205 GTi 1.9
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the fan was not working no, i have put a temporary measure in to solve this.
however that is not the problem. having no fan is not a cause to overheat
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corsagirl2004
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Registered: 24th Apr 04
Location: near portsmouth
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are the water pipes ahrd? id check the switch for startors, can ou see water circulation in the header bottle?
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Bonzai
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Registered: 25th Mar 03
Location: Cardiff, Wales Drives: 205 GTi 1.9
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just taken the thermostat out (wasnt that hard) and checked it in a pan of boiling water, it appeared to open just before boiling so i guess its not that that is the cause.
once again i dont know where to go from here. need to get a new thermostat housing gasket so might aswll get a new thermostat whilst im at it
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Kris TD
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: Ware, Hertfordshire
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get a new thermosat, fan switch and water pump.
if that doesnt solve it you radiator is fucked.
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Kris TD
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: Ware, Hertfordshire
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thermostat is about 7 quid, fan switch is about 20 and so is the water pump.
best of changing one thing a time starting with the cheapest ones.
probably the thermostat i would think though.
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Bonzai
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Registered: 25th Mar 03
Location: Cardiff, Wales Drives: 205 GTi 1.9
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i just went to halfords and tehy didnt have a thermostat and vaux was closed so gonna have to put it back for now. might try again next weekend but i dont need the car anymore after this so effort might be lacking
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Bonzai
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Registered: 25th Mar 03
Location: Cardiff, Wales Drives: 205 GTi 1.9
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put it back, left it, and it leaked  thermostat had moved in teh houseing which was evidant when i took it off. rushed putting it in again, half finished before england vs france
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moka
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Registered: 11th Mar 06
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Bonzai how did you wire your fan up to a switch so you can have it on when you want? my car cuts out b4 the fan kicks in due to overheating this wud be a nice little thing to have....
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moka
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Registered: 11th Mar 06
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mybad just realised date... 
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