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George Constantine
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Username: theo

Post Number: 27
Registered: 6-2012
Posted on Monday, 27 November, 2017 - 09:21:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

1980 shadow runs cold even though I replaced the thermostat? any ideas please
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Larry Kavanagh
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Username: shadow_11

Post Number: 114
Registered: 5-2016
Posted on Monday, 27 November, 2017 - 10:26:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Temperature sensor may not be working properly. A laser thermometer is a handy tool to check engine temperature and then decide if the readings you're getting on the gauge are correct.
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Paul Yorke
Grand Master
Username: paul_yorke

Post Number: 1956
Registered: 6-2006
Posted on Monday, 27 November, 2017 - 17:54:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Transmitter next George. Is it going up at all? Try f
Earthing the sender wire to see if it goes up to max.

Cheers, Paul.
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Robert Noel Reddington
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Username: bob_uk

Post Number: 1588
Registered: 5-2015
Posted on Wednesday, 29 November, 2017 - 22:34:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

does the heater work properly
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Mark Aldridge
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Username: mark_aldridge

Post Number: 481
Registered: 10-2008
Posted on Wednesday, 29 November, 2017 - 23:53:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

George, you may be able to fit a Landrover temp sender to your car as a check on the gauge. This will give a slightly high gauge reading if the engine is running at normal temperature. It worked on my 1983 Mulsanne. These senders are about £5 in the UK, and will prove the original sender is faulty before you purchase a new correct one at £40+ .

The Landrover part is Bearmach BR2117. Check this looks identical to the original before fitting.

Mark
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George Constantine
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Username: theo

Post Number: 28
Registered: 6-2012
Posted on Monday, 01 January, 2018 - 02:51:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Hi all
Thank you all for your input. I've replaced the thermostat again and the engine seems to run at normal temperature.
The heater works erratically. The top part of the car is warming up as it should but the lower part sends out cold air and the A/C pipe freezes up. The red and blue controls do not seem to make any difference?
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Martyn Grattage
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Username: martyngrattage

Post Number: 33
Registered: 11-2017
Posted on Monday, 01 January, 2018 - 08:59:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Hi George just an FYI..I bought a Vicii multimeter recently for a couple of hundred dollars and it has a temperature sensor included with it. Fluke and others have this aswell

I was sure that It wouldn’t work butt it’s great on ac vents and sensors and radiator.

I have never used a laser thermometer

Let me know if you want the model number.

Martyn
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Robert J. Sprauer
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Username: wraithman

Post Number: 11
Registered: 11-2017
Posted on Monday, 01 January, 2018 - 10:23:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

You can probably rent the ACU test gear from FS and it will give you some direction where the problem lies. Take the guess work out of the equation.
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George Constantine
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Username: theo

Post Number: 29
Registered: 6-2012
Posted on Sunday, 07 January, 2018 - 10:29:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

The blue and red dials do not seem to work when setting the temperature, all I'm getting is constant hot air coming from the top part of the car and cold air in the footwell this cannot be adjusted either way? Thanks
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Paul Yorke
Grand Master
Username: paul_yorke

Post Number: 1987
Registered: 6-2006
Posted on Sunday, 07 January, 2018 - 14:51:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Hi George,

If you run the car up to temperature , put the switch onto low (Or pull a wire off rack blower motor so you can hear what is going on)

Now listen as you turn the dials one at a time slowly between hot and cold.

Can you hear servo motors moving each time you move them?

If you wiggle each one can you hear the servos whirring back and forth?

Could the outside temperature sensors have got unplugged during paintwork? Behind the right rear bumper on yours I think.

Otherwise it may be servo boards or servo unit faulty .

Under the radio centre console is a removable carpeted cover.
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George Constantine
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Username: theo

Post Number: 30
Registered: 6-2012
Posted on Tuesday, 16 January, 2018 - 08:10:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Hi Paul, I will try and do the tests you mention and let you know the results

Many thanks

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