lil_miss
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hi all, 2 questions if anyone can help, just bought a broken wing mirror to use the glass out of it to put in mine, does anyone know how to get it out the original mirror without breakin it?? also my car (corsa 1.2 ls 1994) keeps overheating but when i took it into the grage they couldnt find anything wrong? anyone come across this before?
cheers 
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N90ATH
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Location: Boreham, Essex
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for the over heating is ur fan kicking in?
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3CorsaMeal
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to remove glass, i use something like a bar of metal and slide that underneath glass and gently push it up till the ball joint bits pop out.
does your engine fan kick in? got enough coolant?
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Rileysport
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quote:
Originally posted by lil_miss
hi all, 2 questions if anyone can help, just bought a broken wing mirror to use the glass out of it to put in mine, does anyone know how to get it out the original mirror without breakin it?? also my car (corsa 1.2 ls 1994) keeps overheating but when i took it into the grage they couldnt find anything wrong? anyone come across this before?
cheers
define overheating, does it boil water like a kettle and steam, or does the gauge seem to go up too far ?
Andy
[Edited on 19-05-2005 by SRi-Co]
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lil_miss
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the fan was not kicking in when it first did it but the garage said the fan is fine and they checked water and all the rest and took it out and it was fine, today (first day after getting it back) the temp gauge is showing it as hotter than normal but still only just around 90
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Dave A
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worry when it gets to 100+. 90-95 is normal operating temp
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Rileysport
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Only just 90 is fine temp wise, fan kicks in just before 100 on the gauge
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lil_miss
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the day i took it in the gauge was going up to 100 lol and it absolutly stunk but as i say today has been hotter than normal but not a problem i just dont get how if there was a problem it would just go away and im looking to sell it soon and i dont want to go selling someone a shitter lol
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Dave A
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run the engine on fast idle (2000 rpm) untill the temp gague reads 98. if the fan cuts in, everything fine. if it goes over 100, the fan switch in the rad is probably knackered.
should only go up to 100 when car is not moving, i.e stuck in traffic. it should stay under 95 under normal driving.
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lil_miss
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youd think the guys at the garage would have done all this lol ah well il just see how it goes over the next few weeks. cheers for the advice 
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Fad
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How quickly is it overheating? Could be the thermostat stuck shut
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