240DL OVERHEATING?

Discussion in 'Volvo 240' started by bubun, Apr 28, 2005.

  1. bubun

    bubun Guest

    Hi,

    How do I tell that my car is overheating? The previous owner suspected that
    the gauge is faulty. When it is all the way up, even on the orange/red area,
    the car is still running just fine. Both upper and lower radiator hoses are
    very firm and plumpy, are they normal when the engine is running after 15-20
    minutes?

    thersmostat is new, waterpump is said to be 4yrs old. i drained and
    redrained the radiator 3 times, but the gauge still very high or on red
    area.

    asm
     
    bubun, Apr 28, 2005
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  2. bubun

    Arne C Guest

    Hi!

    Change the engineheat indicator on the motor. It´s easy and its a cheap
    sparepart too....borrow one if you can (it might be the fault, but not 100%
    sure. You can never be that sure ).


    /Gert C
     
    Arne C, Apr 28, 2005
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  3. bubun

    Mike F Guest

    And make sure that the insulation isn't falling off the wire that
    connects to it.

    --
    Mike F.
    Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont.

    Replace tt with t (twice!) and remove parentheses to email me directly.
    (But I check the newsgroup more often than this email address.)
     
    Mike F, Apr 28, 2005
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  4. bubun

    bubun Guest

    I will try it,

    thanks,
     
    bubun, Apr 28, 2005
    #4
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