Engine Temp

[Aragorn]

ok i dunno if im being paranoid or what

but ive got a feeling there is summat weird goin on with the cooling system of the new engine

basically i started the engine this morning, reversed out the space and drove back in

after that i was under the bonnet and noticed the head was hot to the touch - now i know its directly linked with the combustion etc but it being hot after 30secs seemed strange

i also noticed that after a 10mins drive the enigne gets soo hot i couldnt hold my hand on the dizzy housing on the cam box

is this normal? or is there some kinda weird goins on here??

thanks

[Chris LR]

I think the Combustion happens at something around 1200 degrees C. So I'd say it's OK.

Is the Fan, Stat etc operation OK?

[Cheese]

Is the engine standard? Tuned ones tend to get a little hotter.
What does the temp guage say? Did you bleed the cooling system properly?

[Aragorn]

come to think of it i didnt bleed the cooling system at all

just filled it with water and antifreeze and squeezed the big hozes till the water level stopped falling

:o

[Cheese]

That could weel be your problem then.. :)

[rgv_stu]

just filled it with water and antifreeze and squeezed the big hozes till the water level stopped falling

:o

as long as you were doing it with the cap off thats usually good enuf tbh, ive allways done it that way with no problems