Overheated on the way home from Germany
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Overheated on the way home from Germany
My (Mugen) thermostat busted and I overheated on the way back from Germany.
Stopped on the autobahn, and noticed that no heat was coming through the vents when on full wack.
Richard (Kobe) was very helpful
and gave me his diagnostic widget, so we could see what temp the water was, it had maxed at 127 
Once cooled down a bit we started up to see what happened, and it ran fine, the temp was stable so drove 1km to next exit and got off the motorway to check. After 15 minutes it seemed to be stable so on with the journey and hot air was now coming out of the vents.
About 45 mins down the road, steady as it goes and keeping an eye on the temp all the way, it started increasing again, so we stopped. I phoned
Jorge my trusty Honda Tech (who was on holiday in Portugal) He advised me to checked the bottom pipe, which was cold, top pipe which was hot, therefore thermostat not working properly.
Eventually called out Euroassist, and to cut long story short got trucked back all the way home. (Cologne to Dunkirk, Ferry, Dover to Ricky) Well done Euroassist - best
Stopped on the autobahn, and noticed that no heat was coming through the vents when on full wack.
Richard (Kobe) was very helpful
and gave me his diagnostic widget, so we could see what temp the water was, it had maxed at 127 Once cooled down a bit we started up to see what happened, and it ran fine, the temp was stable so drove 1km to next exit and got off the motorway to check. After 15 minutes it seemed to be stable so on with the journey and hot air was now coming out of the vents.
About 45 mins down the road, steady as it goes and keeping an eye on the temp all the way, it started increasing again, so we stopped. I phoned
Jorge my trusty Honda Tech (who was on holiday in Portugal) He advised me to checked the bottom pipe, which was cold, top pipe which was hot, therefore thermostat not working properly.Eventually called out Euroassist, and to cut long story short got trucked back all the way home. (Cologne to Dunkirk, Ferry, Dover to Ricky) Well done Euroassist - best
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gutted, bad luck Ian, good skimming place over at Burwell in cambridgeshire, very cheap and do a very good job cambridge rebores, no number though, would save you some if you did a bit of the leg work to get it sorted i would guess.
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MB, i know feck all what that means about port and polish and compression - would my dealer know?
Damn i forgot to get the old stat back, must see if he kept it.
Damn i forgot to get the old stat back, must see if he kept it.
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From: Sunny Norf*ck
Is the radiator suffering a blockage? Has the Mugen 'stat been tested (dip in boiling water then cold water)? I might have a spare rad but unknown history.
By all means skim etc (that sounds like a fair price if all inclusive); but you need the secondary diagnosis certain or you'll be doing it again and again. I know I did in the old Volvo camping wagon. Gold Crest Motors St Albans 832835 if they're still in business
Rog
By all means skim etc (that sounds like a fair price if all inclusive); but you need the secondary diagnosis certain or you'll be doing it again and again. I know I did in the old Volvo camping wagon. Gold Crest Motors St Albans 832835 if they're still in business
Rog