Feel your hoses, if one is hot and one is cool or at least noticeably cooler than the other, you probably have a thermostat issue. It is also possible that you have air trapped in there, and the easiest two ways to remove air are either to just crack the top radiator hose or run the car with the lid off of the reservoir for about an hour, but that can get messy and you HAVE to keep an eye on it and every once in a while add a bit more coolant just to make sure it stays topped off.
Hope that helps! -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steven Arguello Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 3:22 PM To: a2-16v Subject: [a2-16v-list] Overheating ? Oil temp 245 to 260 in traffic. 225 to 235 on the freeway. How can I tell if the thermostat is opening? It's been like this since putting in the 2.0. I remember the 1.8 ran cooler, 225 in traffic never past 240. I'm guessing the radiator's old. Thanks, Steve _______________________________________________ a2-16v-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list For list archives, see listinfo link above.
