I`ve got a 93 L plated 1.9 pug 306xtdt.
My problem is it gets hot quite quick,
well quicker than i would like.
I had to change the head on it which didn`t show any
major signs of of overheating, it just made a fizzing
sound followed by a rapid loss of water.
Anyhow on pulling it appart the head was cracked
.So after finding a replacement head and re-fitting
along with new water pump,thermostat switch and
thermostat, my problems didn`t end there.
The temp is stable to the point of going up a hill
or accelerating hard, the gauge will move upto 90c
very quickly. I have an overide switch near the stearing
wheel just incase the temp gets out of hand,
i can switch the the fan in manually as i can`t afford
another head or gasket ect at this time,
plus the weather is crap [:)]
I`ve also taken the heater matrix out by bridging the
the two hoses with a peace of pipe from the old head,
just to make sure there is no air in the system due to
leaks. Ive ran it now for about 1 month with no water
leaks, i also flushed it out and checked all the pipes
for blockages but didn`t find any.
One thing i have noticed is that there is a pipe at
the bottom of the rad which is capped off with a peace
of pipe and a bolt, im sort of in 2 minds wheather the
rad has been changed, and it was maybe from a model with
air con, "but im just guessing". There are 2 pipes on the rad
the same bore size, 1 supply`s the top of the head splitting into
two pipes supplying left and right sides of the head,
but the other one is capped. "hmm strange".
A friend at work said we had a machine with a pug TD engine in it
and it used to get hot quick if the filter got blocked up,
Im not sure when the oil,air filter was last changed by the way.
Hope someone may be able to shed some light on this for me.