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keasty
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please help!!!

Post by keasty »

i have a 306 1.9 tdst saloon and am having some weird problems with the cooling.
1 i have not hot air through the heater/carpets dry etc
2 cars seems to hold temp ok
3 no gassing up or oil/water mix problems
4 both fans kick in fine
5 rad seems to be cold all the time as does the header tank side
6 no smoke/poor starting running etc
i think i could have an air lock in the system so i would like some advice on the correct bleed procedure please.
i know you probably done this topic a lot but your help/comments would be greatly recieved.
thanks
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Post by Homer »

The rad being cold all the time seems strange especially with the heater not working and the temp being OK. Without either the rad or the heater to cool it I would expect overheating to occur fairly quickly. Check the top hose into the radiator gets warm.
Bleeding is usually just a matter of cracking open the bleed screws and waiting for water to come out then tightening them up. I would start with the lowest. Often though the header tank is not high enough to get water to the top bleed screw so some extension to the tank is required. I have dome this on Citroens by inserting a piece of plastic household waste pipe into the filler neck using a rag to seal it.
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Post by pug_guy1 »

Might be the thermostat?
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