dc1984
26-03-13, 07:37 PM
Yet again I have been having more transport troubles, this time it's with my new recovery truck.
It's a 1996 non turbo engine.
Basically what happened was I was on the motorway sitting at 50mph and noticed the temp sitting slightly higher than it has been, came off the motorway and drove about 2 miles before the temp shot up to the red. I stopped the truck rite away and turned it off. The coolant bottle was leaking from the overflow, I loosened the cap and most of the content poured out of the top, topped the water up with bottled water and nursed it about 600yards to drop a car off.
Checked the truck again and now found the thermostat housing to be cracked almost in half.
I have very little mechanical knowledge so I was wondering if this could of been caused by a faulty thermostat causing the pressure to build up and cause the temp to rise and then the excessive heat causing the thermostat housing to crack?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
David
It's a 1996 non turbo engine.
Basically what happened was I was on the motorway sitting at 50mph and noticed the temp sitting slightly higher than it has been, came off the motorway and drove about 2 miles before the temp shot up to the red. I stopped the truck rite away and turned it off. The coolant bottle was leaking from the overflow, I loosened the cap and most of the content poured out of the top, topped the water up with bottled water and nursed it about 600yards to drop a car off.
Checked the truck again and now found the thermostat housing to be cracked almost in half.
I have very little mechanical knowledge so I was wondering if this could of been caused by a faulty thermostat causing the pressure to build up and cause the temp to rise and then the excessive heat causing the thermostat housing to crack?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
David