far4ngn
23-04-2011, 23:11
Went for a short drive to the local mall last night and noticed that the car was slowly getting hotter, it went over the second mark on the temp gauge and I couldn't hear the fan come on.
I pulled over and listened... nothing, opened the bonnet and took a look at the fan, everything looked normal. Restarted car and the temp rose again.
Looked at the radiator and it was cold, then looked at the top hose and noticed that the thermostat had moved halfway along the pipe!
I didn't risk it so phoned AA to truck me home... has this happened to anyone before? Sounds like my thermostat had failed to open and was forced along the main hose by the pressure.
Can you get it back out or will I need a new top hose sending from the UK with a 83 dgree thermostat?
I pulled over and listened... nothing, opened the bonnet and took a look at the fan, everything looked normal. Restarted car and the temp rose again.
Looked at the radiator and it was cold, then looked at the top hose and noticed that the thermostat had moved halfway along the pipe!
I didn't risk it so phoned AA to truck me home... has this happened to anyone before? Sounds like my thermostat had failed to open and was forced along the main hose by the pressure.
Can you get it back out or will I need a new top hose sending from the UK with a 83 dgree thermostat?