A few week ago our 1.7 puma started to get very very hot while running about ,and then a hole appeared in the radiator water leaking every where.
I have changed the radiator today and also the thermostat (pig of a job) but the over heating issue is still there. Both hoses in and out of the radiator are cold also the radiator is cold. I refilled the coolant but it did not seem to disappear into the engine it just sat in the header tank and i still have about a litre spare that should have filled the system. I ran the engine well upto temp so the thermostat should open but the temp continued climb and then the rad fan kicked in.
I have removed the rad hoses to see if it was airlocked but nothing much came out
Could this be a dead water pump?? Anyone experienced anything similar?
I have changed the radiator today and also the thermostat (pig of a job) but the over heating issue is still there. Both hoses in and out of the radiator are cold also the radiator is cold. I refilled the coolant but it did not seem to disappear into the engine it just sat in the header tank and i still have about a litre spare that should have filled the system. I ran the engine well upto temp so the thermostat should open but the temp continued climb and then the rad fan kicked in.
I have removed the rad hoses to see if it was airlocked but nothing much came out
Could this be a dead water pump?? Anyone experienced anything similar?