M42 Thermostat question??

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Sparkysparks
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Sat Nov 28, 2009 5:17 pm

Guys, my temp keeps going up wild high and making the pipes solid, as if the HG has gone, (we changed it the other week with a new head aswell)

Every now and then my heater would stop blowing hot air, as if there is no hot water getting to the matrix. When i changed the thermostat as i thought that was the dodgy bit it came with a different O ring, one that went on the rim of it instead of infront like the original. It made it just as bad, so ive taken the O ring out for now and running it colder than normal,

I was after fitting instructions as this cant be right
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Thanks guys
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Luca318is
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Sun Nov 29, 2009 3:34 pm

you have to bleed your radiator, for sure you have air in the circuit and you need to get it out!
Sparkysparks
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Sun Nov 29, 2009 3:55 pm

Ive bled the rad and its still got the same problem, now that the o ring is out of the housing ive got hot air in the car, so its got to be the thermostat blocking it, but surely this isnt right
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