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MohdEqbal
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 Forum: 206 Talk Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 1:07 pm Subject: Re: How to increase the cooling system's effieciency ?? |
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Guys .. after such a long time it turns out to be the radiator .. I opened (in an attempt to recondition it) and found horrible amount of gunk (goo of rust) blocking almost half of the radiator .. so ... |
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Topic: How to increase the cooling system's effieciency ?? |
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MohdEqbal
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Forum: 206 Talk Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 2:14 am Subject: Re: How to increase the cooling system's effieciency ?? |
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[quote="Steve206"]Defintetly not the waterpump, your engine would have blown by now. I would say that it was just the outside air temp. Does the fan come on when you reach 90?[/quote]
when I run th ... |
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MohdEqbal
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Forum: 206 Talk Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 2:12 am Subject: Re: How to increase the cooling system's effieciency ?? |
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Updates...
Replacing the cap did help the overpressure in the coolant system. Remember, I was coolant system parts kept failing one after the other. The last thing was a very minor leak in the rad. ... |
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MohdEqbal
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Forum: 206 Talk Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 12:13 am Subject: Re: How to increase the cooling system's effieciency ?? |
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yesterday it was around 47 and temp gauge went up alllllllll the way 
Had to <<stop>> and take a break |
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Topic: How to increase the cooling system's effieciency ?? |
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MohdEqbal
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Forum: 206 Talk Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 12:11 am Subject: Re: How to increase the cooling system's effieciency ?? |
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[quote="V9977"]Hmm...
You've done a lot so far.
If your cooling system is overheating this could be causing
the pressure to rise abnormaly and poping a leak every time.
What about the cabin he ... |
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Topic: How to increase the cooling system's effieciency ?? |
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MohdEqbal
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Forum: 206 Talk Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 2:01 pm Subject: Re: How to increase the cooling system's effieciency ?? |
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guys ... I've just replaced the cap .. but its still overheating .. and now i have a leak from the radiator itself.
Just like I said; every time I fix a leak somehwere another one emerges from some ... |
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Topic: How to increase the cooling system's effieciency ?? |
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MohdEqbal
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Forum: 206 Talk Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 3:40 pm Subject: Re: How to increase the cooling system's effieciency ?? |
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why would i use tap water if i am desperately trying to solve overhaeting?? |
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Topic: How to increase the cooling system's effieciency ?? |
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MohdEqbal
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Forum: 206 Talk Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 2:01 pm Subject: Re: How to increase the cooling system's effieciency ?? |
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Oooh .. regarding the pressure cap .. I htink you are spot-on.
Everytime I fix a leak somewhere, it appears somewhere else. I'll start with it. and let you know how it goes ..
Thanks a lot |
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Topic: How to increase the cooling system's effieciency ?? |
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MohdEqbal
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Forum: 206 Talk Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 11:14 am Subject: Re: How to increase the cooling system's effieciency ?? |
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Before proceeding with the troubleshooting lets compare apples with apples. You are saying the ambient temp. is around 52 C. However, if you log on to MSN wheather for eg it says that todays highest t ... |
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Topic: How to increase the cooling system's effieciency ?? |
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MohdEqbal
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Forum: 206 Talk Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 10:28 am Subject: Re: How to increase the cooling system's effieciency ?? |
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Hi V9977,
Thanks for keeping up. In heavy stop-and-go traffic it is between 90 and 100, and very rarely goes over 100 but just a bit.
My biggest problem is highway cruising. I know this car isn ... |
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Topic: How to increase the cooling system's effieciency ?? |
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MohdEqbal
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Forum: 206 Talk Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 7:03 am Subject: How to increase the cooling system's effieciency ?? |
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Hi guys,
Recently my car started overheating when driving for prolonged hours. Summer over here is HELL, and temperature hovers around 48 C.
I have gone through the list of typical things to go ... |
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