Sounds ok to me. If you can see the heater matrix pipes are they plastic or copper ? The Ford OEM matrix has plastic pipes with a aluminium matrix. The aftermarket matrix's have copper pipes and are nowhere near as effective.
Jim From: john.inman e-mail Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 4:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Coolent woes Yeah thats right on an off every few mins,Now just changed the temp sender and it seams much better,around ten mins for the guage to go to just below the red looks like the thermostat opens just below the red an drops down to middle of the N,fan kicks in as it enters the red then drops down to middle of N again sounds about right for a stationary car ? Just one prob heater still not hot may have to change heater matrix. Thanks for all your help much appreciated. On 25 April 2012 22:03, Jim Hearne <[email protected]> wrote: That doesn't sound too bad for an engine in a stationary car. I presume thats 30 seconds on every few mins. Maybe it is just a gauge/sensor mismatch making it read a bit higher than it would normally. I'd wait until you've got it on the road before worrying too much. Jim On 25/04/2012 21:14, john.inman e-mail wrote: The rad fan cycles on and off stays on for about 30 seconds or there abouts,water is flowing out of the pipe as it warms up so it looks like the water is flowing around the system ok On 25 April 2012 20:14, Jim Hearne <[email protected]> wrote: Does the rad fan cycle on and off or just stay on ? Check the small pipe at the top of the reservoir as well if that's S/H, even though the reservoir is plastic there is steel insert moulded into the plastic where the pipe pushes on. Can you see water coming back out of this top pipe into the reservoir as the engine warms up ? Using a lower temperature stat may just mask a problem or not help. Jim On 25/04/2012 19:06, john.inman e-mail wrote: Its when its standing as its not ready for the road still rebuilding it ! have only run it up an down the drive,flushed out the heater matrix till it was clear but not sure if its the original or a patten replacement.Thermostat housing and pipe is new is it worth using a lower temp thermostat or will that make it run too cool? On 25 April 2012 15:43, Jim Hearne <[email protected]> wrote: When you say "When i start it up in about five mins its in the red and stays below it once the fan kicks in ,Now to my mind ive got an air lock or the sender/temp gauge is telling me lies ! " Is that with the car standing or while driving ? The heater being just warm could be a clogged matrix or a poorer performing pattern one. There isn't much circulation from the header tank to the rest of the system so that may stay cooler. One thing to check though is the small pipe between the top of the reservoir and the outlet from the top of the stat housing. This is the pipe that lets the system auto bleed but it often gets blocked up at either end due to corrosion of the steel pipe. Jim From: john.inman e-mail Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 8:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Coolent woes It's a qantum 2+2 with a 1.6 cvh engine. 1985 block and a 1987 head. On 24 April 2012 18:43, Jim Hearne <[email protected]> wrote: What car / engine ? Jim On 24/04/2012 18:08, john inman wrote: Has anybody had any problems with there car running hot? just that mine likes to run just below the red line ! had a new thermostat (85-87 deg) and a new sender (pink colour band) and a good s/h temp gauge from a 1.1 fiesta.Am using a header tank from a sierra mounted on the inner wing ,the coolent inside is just warm but rest of the hoses are hot and the same for the radiator hot all along the face. But the air from the heater is warm not hot. 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