holden overheating

[phil]

have a vp and i have had the head's pressure tested and machine.also had the
radiator cleaned and new thermostat put in and the fan gets to half way and
kicks in and drops it down only one bar then it heat's up again in 5 second
so the fan turn's on again.driving on the freeway the temp still does not go
down.can anybody help with a solution please.



tia phil

[Boo Erns]

"phil" <bok1@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
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> have a vp and i have had the head's pressure tested and machine.also had
the
> radiator cleaned and new thermostat put in and the fan gets to half way
and
> kicks in and drops it down only one bar then it heat's up again in 5
second
> so the fan turn's on again.driving on the freeway the temp still does not
go
> down.can anybody help with a solution please.
>
>
>
> tia phil
>
>

Does it go over half way?

[Diesel Dog]

phil wrote:

> have a vp and i have had the head's pressure tested and machine.also had the
> radiator cleaned and new thermostat put in and the fan gets to half way and
> kicks in and drops it down only one bar then it heat's up again in 5 second
> so the fan turn's on again.driving on the freeway the temp still does not go
> down.can anybody help with a solution please.

Water pump?


--
Regards Dan

[Michael C]

"Diesel Dog" <whatfor?@000.com> wrote in message
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> Water pump?

I had that on my sister's van. All the fins were worn off the water pump so
all that was left was a disk that spun in the water doing fuck all. What
ever happened to the cast fins? :-)

Michael

[Clockmeister]

"phil" <bok1@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
news:0elyd.84991$K7.83653@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> have a vp and i have had the head's pressure tested and machine.also had
the
> radiator cleaned and new thermostat put in and the fan gets to half way
and
> kicks in and drops it down only one bar then it heat's up again in 5
second
> so the fan turn's on again.driving on the freeway the temp still does not
go
> down.can anybody help with a solution please.
>

Solution to what? Half way on the guage is normal.

[James Whitehead]

If you don't think it is normal replace the thermostat.
"phil" <bok1@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
news:0elyd.84991$K7.83653@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> have a vp and i have had the head's pressure tested and machine.also had
the
> radiator cleaned and new thermostat put in and the fan gets to half way
and
> kicks in and drops it down only one bar then it heat's up again in 5
second
> so the fan turn's on again.driving on the freeway the temp still does not
go
> down.can anybody help with a solution please.
>
>
>
> tia phil
>
>

[Michael C]

"James Whitehead" <James@whitehead.co.uk> wrote in message
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> If you don't think it is normal replace the thermostat.

He said in the original post he's done that.

Michael

[Diesel Dog]

Michael C wrote:

>
> I had that on my sister's van. All the fins were worn off the water pump so
> all that was left was a disk that spun in the water doing fuck all. What
> ever happened to the cast fins? :-)

Got the sack I guess.
:-)


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Regards Dan

[James Whitehead]

Opps, help if I read all of it.

"Michael C" <mike@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> "James Whitehead" <James@whitehead.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:cqd3g8$6ue$1@news-02.connect.com.au...
> > If you don't think it is normal replace the thermostat.
>
> He said in the original post he's done that.
>
> Michael
>
>