Craig McCluskey wrote:
Without the back
plate blocking flow to the block, very little coolant will go through the
radiator because the flow through the block is easier.
And if there is significant erosion of the thermostat housing, even a proper
thermostat can't seal off the block.
Mitch.
On Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:39:02 -0500 (GMT-05:00) Robert Bigham
wrote:
> Removal of the thermostat should not have a material effect on the path
> coolant; otherwise running without thermostat would be engine death,
> which it is not, as all know. Removal of thermostat generally results
> in over
OK, after rooting around for a while, I found the M103 coolant
system. I assume this is very similar to the M102.
Water pump forces water into the block from EITHER lower radiator
hose (cold side) OR directly from head. Thermostat determines which
what the water goes -- when closed, water
cool like other cars.
-Curt
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:39:02 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
From: Robert Bigham
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] Overheating - proven to be lack of waterpump output
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Overheating - proven to be lack of waterpump output
If you have a good thermostat installed, all water pump output would
stay within the engine and I would not expect anything to come out of
the top radiator hose until normal engine tempe
ive one? It happens...
>
>-Curt
>
>Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:04:03 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
>From: Robert Bigham
>To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
>Subject: [MBZ] Overheating - proven to be lack of waterpump output
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Hello all
Engine 102.980
Has anyone else had overheat
Subject: [MBZ] Overheating - proven to be lack of waterpump output
Hello all
Engine 102.980
Has anyone else had overheating from no waterpump output?
I like to never found the cause of my overheating. Mercifully, it's a
hot weather thing only. You might not beleive some of the specula
Hello all
Engine 102.980
Has anyone else had overheating from no waterpump output?
I like to never found the cause of my overheating. Mercifully,
it's a hot weather thing only. You might not beleive some of
the speculations as to the cause.
Not the radiator. New a year or so back; came f
