TheTurtleshead Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Thought id take the sup on a nice long run over to bicester village near oxford, as part of its running in long story short, its a newly converted NA/TT, and I fitted a front mount with an NA radiator. Ran perfectly up until now, but now im kicking myself for not upgrading that rad Hope its ok, shut it off pretty quickly and stopped. Bugger it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 what temps are showing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Never has a username been so apt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexM Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 You're sure the spring has not dropped off the rad cap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I would be VERY surprised if the N/A rad wasn't up to the job of cruising around in a TT. Granted it would probably overheat if you were caning it everywhere but I can't see that being the root of your problems. First thing to check is the coolant level, at the same time (as above) check the rad cap is in fine fettle. Next port of call would be airlocks & blockages, easily sorted by sitting on a hill and allowing the coolant to warm up to temp... give the pipes a squeeze and watch for bubbles etc. Next in line would be the thermostat, if the thermostat doesn't open then it will keep all the warm coolant in the engine, overheating it. Last but not least would be the water pump, if that is caned the water won't flow through the rad. I don't have any experience from the last 2 but in my head I imagine that if either were the case the radiator wouldn't be blistering hot, if the rad IS blistering hot then I would be looking to the other remedies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guigsy Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Where abouts are you mate? let m? know if you need anything in particular. Is your Car red by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guigsy Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 It is. Think I saw you heading towards the a45 earlier today. Near tesco. I was on my way home at the lights you went the other way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTurtleshead Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 Yerp it is red, were you in a supra?! Had to call the AA out in the end. He bled the system properly, and im lucky I spotted it quickly, as I have done no damage to the car. Managed to nurse it home at a solid 50 I have a brand new TT rad turning up in the morning. So that should cure it. It only overheated when tonking along at about 90, it had been fine before that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guigsy Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Yeah I was but only realised it was a supra till you were almost past me lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Yerp it is red, were you in a supra?! Had to call the AA out in the end. He bled the system properly, and im lucky I spotted it quickly, as I have done no damage to the car. Managed to nurse it home at a solid 50 I have a brand new TT rad turning up in the morning. So that should cure it. It only overheated when tonking along at about 90, it had been fine before that. I still don't think the issue is the radiator. Hopefully when fitting the TT rad the actual problem can be rectified at the same time though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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