Terrano II overheating
Submitted: Thursday, Jan 01, 2004 at 19:37
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Pepper
Hey guys,
Just back from a trip to the
Bunya Mountains. The Diesel Terrano 97 was loaded to the hills and performed
well (temp gauge 1/2 way) until we climbed up the ranges. Usually in the bush, the gauge goes just above half but no further. This time the think just got hotter and hotter (past 3/4 mark). Thank God we got to the top with a slight descend where the engine cooled to 1/4 within 2 minutes.
This kind of temp variation is too great in my books and I was hoping somebody had some advise on what to do. The radiator is brand new (2 month) and the viscous fan seems to grab ok. Also, since the thing runs ok on the road, I assumed the thermostat is ok too.
Any suggestions welcome and perhaps someone knows a decent mechanic in the
Brisbane metropolitan that could do some work on this type of car.
Cheers Pepper
Reply By: Member - Oskar(Bris) - Wednesday, Jan 14, 2004 at 12:07
Wednesday, Jan 14, 2004 at 12:07
Pepper
My Terrano went right up into the "red" at one stage up in the
Vic high country (long, slow, steep climb on a 40 deg. day). My new improved radiator didn't seem to make enough difference but it didn't seem to cause any permanent damage.
My alternator seems to be failing now !!!!!!!
Hope you had a great time at the Bunya's. Got some pics???
Victoria was fantastic and
well worth the visit.
Tell you about it next week.
We're
home on Friday 17th(?).
oskarThe real oskar
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