on my way home from a fourby on sunday my gu got really hot pulled over straight away let it cool down and checked the water. radiator was full and green as.
i have just had a full reco on the donk new head and all.
i pulled my grill and front spotties of and continued home the temp gauge stayed at norm.
have no idea whats caused it need some help
Did you do any bog holes out 4by 4ing ?
04 ST 3lt auto, not enough Mods to keep me happy, but getting there
Your Spotties are the most likely causeOriginally Posted by brendi
Think you need to remove and clean your radiator even get it rodded .
best do it now before the warm weather reaches us, and all the radiator shops are
too busy to fit you in
04 ST 3lt auto, not enough Mods to keep me happy, but getting there
brendi (11th December 2013)
i did a couple three dogs but notthing to deep diff out in the middle of the big one and it was only door deep
thanks three dogs ill give it a cleen. but what is rodded
they have been ther since i bought the car 2 years ago and this is the first time i have seen temp gauge over half
Bob (11th December 2013)
Had rising temps with my ute, took the spots off and not a bit of difference.
TD is probably on the money with a blocked rad internal or external, same result. Hosing through the cores may dislodge any mud caught in the fins, DON'T use a gerni as it folds the fins over.
After an engine build is it possible you have an air lock.
On the 4.2 there are 2 small (10mm diameter?) caps on the bleeds, one at the thermostat housing and one at the rear of the motor.
Take them off one at a time and run the motor for a few seconds to expel all the air.
Easier to do with a mate starting and stopping the engine.
Cheers
Macca
Invert a cut off coke bottle in the radiator opening, park with your nose uphill as well..Keep tipping in water and squashing hose
This way you'll remove all or any air bubbles that may be trapped, good luck let us know how you get on.
seems a shame this happens after all your good engine work
04 ST 3lt auto, not enough Mods to keep me happy, but getting there
I just hope i have not done any damage
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