Car Temps

[Sir_Daywalker]

Ok can anybody give me an idea as to why my KE70 keeps telling me its running red hot but when pop bonnet oil is full coolant is full water pump is working brand new thermostat in it new plugs new air filter new brakes.

 

Temp guage running either dead center or up near 3 quraters can't see or find anything wrong plenty of pressure in the radiator damn near copped a face full of coolant opening it when it was a little hot still.

 

Is this normal or not as before hand the temp gauge barely got to the 1 quarter mark i even replaced the heat sender for the damn thing and gauge still sayin its hot but it runs fine no worrys at all i took it to ipswich and back yesterday no hassles that was from toowoomba.

 

so sumbody please HELP!

[irokin]

sounds like youve got a blocked core. I had similar problems. Theres a place in the valley that does flushing, reconditioning and recoring. I got mine reconditioned and it cost something like $110. Worked great after that.

[Redwarf]

Punctuation is your friend. Comma's can be used to break up sentences, and make them much more reader friendly.

 

Anyway, how old is your thermostat? Is it working correctly? Otherwise, take it to a radiator shop, and get them to do a check of the system, mainly sitting it there with a thermometer in the radiator, making sure that the thermostat operates as it should. You can also simulate this with a pot of boiling water at home. However, at the mechanics/ radiator place you can see how your guage reads in relation to the real temperature. If it's too far out, you may need another temp sender, or a new guage.

 

Cheers

 

R

[Medicine_Man]

My KE70 guage can run from the quarter way mark, to the half way mark during a normal days driving, just depends on its mood, i figure as long as it sits in one place and doesn't go up and up and up its all good :)

[Felix]

it's not running a bit lean now with the new exhaust system?

 

also i've found too much timing advance can make your car run hot.