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engine overheating blew of heater pipes


catfish man

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would a faulty thermostate cause this problem to happen?

if it was not working and stuck in 1 potison:rolleyes:

 

If it was stuck closed, there would be no circulation, so overheating would occur, same as no water pump, however the rad cap should stop drastic overpressure, so i would also check that.

Heater hose could just be down to a bad clip.

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Just been thinking about the rad cap. The rad cap only blow if the rad sees too much pressure, and that probably won't happen unless the rad gets hot. The rad probably doesn't get hot until the thermostat opens up. If all of that is correct, then the rad cap might not be faulty after all.

 

Does coolant flow around the heater matrix even if the 'stat is closed?

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Just been thinking about the rad cap. The rad cap only blow if the rad sees too much pressure, and that probably won't happen unless the rad gets hot. The rad probably doesn't get hot until the thermostat opens up. If all of that is correct, then the rad cap might not be faulty after all.

 

Does coolant flow around the heater matrix even if the 'stat is closed?

 

The system will still pressurise in reverse and heat via convection, so the rad still sees pressure, even if the water in the rad is relatively cool.

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If the coolant system got hot enough to pressurise so much, and so fast that the cap couldn't keep up with steam production, and it blew the heater pipes off I'd say you will have done some damage to the engine itself :( Overheating = stop, not slow down to 60 MPH :(
hi no i had stopped:) i noticed the problem at 60mph:( then pulled over :( no smoke or water in oil :) just fitted a new thermosat and its fine at the moment :) thankyou for everyones help :)
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