Advice on cooling system
Discussion
Morning all
Hopefully getting a chimp within the next few hours / days. Planning a trip to France in the summer, have had various suggestions made re the cooling system and how this will need to be modified - aluminium radiator, induction kit, silicone HT leads, silicone hose kit etc... A little confused so many suggestions. Advice would be useful - cheers
Hopefully getting a chimp within the next few hours / days. Planning a trip to France in the summer, have had various suggestions made re the cooling system and how this will need to be modified - aluminium radiator, induction kit, silicone HT leads, silicone hose kit etc... A little confused so many suggestions. Advice would be useful - cheers
Hi I did over 3000 miles round Europe a couple of years ago in mid summer and made it as far as north Italy and had to turn round due to the heat. The car was fine just the pasty white Scots inside it.
Just make sure your cooling system is in good health maybe change the thermostat out for a new one, make sure the current radiator is in good health and all the cooling pipes/hoses and it should be fine.
I would fit a fan override switch in as well easy job and handy if in heavy traffic you can have control and also a back up to the otter switch if it fails.
Just make sure your cooling system is in good health maybe change the thermostat out for a new one, make sure the current radiator is in good health and all the cooling pipes/hoses and it should be fine.
I would fit a fan override switch in as well easy job and handy if in heavy traffic you can have control and also a back up to the otter switch if it fails.
They get even better the more you use them mine ran so well after i got back from the tripcit loved the run and never missed a beat. I did have the hot start issue show it's self for the first time but i had a spare relay and fixed it in Itlay but it was fine apart from that.
Search hot start on here been covered lots.
Search hot start on here been covered lots.
Make sure that you look at the radiator from both sides. Particularly looking upwards from the front opening as 'Jumplead' recently learned that the radiator that looked fine from under the bonnet had no fins holding it together for three quarters of its depth.
If it hasn't already got a set of silicone hoses fitted it might be worth buying a set and taking them with you (if you can't/don't want toc hange them prior to departure) and then if one does go pop then you've got a replacement.
Perhaps more important that the cooling system are the petrol pipes that run at the rear of the engine across the bulkhead. Please make sure these are in good order before you set off.
If it hasn't already got a set of silicone hoses fitted it might be worth buying a set and taking them with you (if you can't/don't want toc hange them prior to departure) and then if one does go pop then you've got a replacement.
Perhaps more important that the cooling system are the petrol pipes that run at the rear of the engine across the bulkhead. Please make sure these are in good order before you set off.
If the cooling system is properly maintained in good order, it should be okay as standard. Whether you need an aluminium rad for road use is a debateable point, many on here find either the std rad fine or, when replacing it, go for a uprated recore. There are nearly as many issues on here about overcooling in winter as overheating in summer.
It's a good idea to check the steel pipe from the bottom rad hose to pump (goes over chassis). There are 2 types, changed with serp. engine. Original fit ones can corrode, replacement stainless are much better.
The suggestion of a fan override switch is a good one, as is the one about checking the fuel pipes.
Otter switches known to fail, not that expensive so might be a good idea to carry a spare if travelling abroad.
If not already aware, whilst the rad is Range Rover based, it has a different shaped bottom outlet pipe. If you do end up taking it out, it's worthwhile cleaning the chassis earth at the front of the chassis.
It's a good idea to check the steel pipe from the bottom rad hose to pump (goes over chassis). There are 2 types, changed with serp. engine. Original fit ones can corrode, replacement stainless are much better.
The suggestion of a fan override switch is a good one, as is the one about checking the fuel pipes.
Otter switches known to fail, not that expensive so might be a good idea to carry a spare if travelling abroad.
If not already aware, whilst the rad is Range Rover based, it has a different shaped bottom outlet pipe. If you do end up taking it out, it's worthwhile cleaning the chassis earth at the front of the chassis.
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