OK.so I thought I had an overheating issue with my 350SDL after I got
the A/C charged. Don't know if I still do.
1'st outing with the car, about a month ago, temp reached over 110C. (Needle
between 100 and 120 Mark) with the A/C on. Shut her down and noticed liquid
running out from under
When the temp reaches the 100C mark, pop the reservoir cap and see if
there is a pressure release. The cap should hold 1.2 Bar, or 18psi.
That is what went wrong and caused my SDL to overheat last summer on a
trip to Albuquerque. If that is not the problem, flush the cooling
system with
Now, the engine's running @ temp. (80-85C), and stays stable.
(verified
with a laser/spot thermometer on the thermostat.) BUT the gauge inside
the
car slowly creeps up from 80-85C to nearly 100C, over 15-20 minutes.
(NOTE,
this time, the fans never kicked in as the actual temp was only
