View Single Post
Old 25th May 2017, 15:21   #6
SD1too
Doesn't do things by halves
 
SD1too's Avatar
 
Rover 75 2.5 Connoisseur Auto (1999) Dealer launch model.

Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Former Middlesex
Posts: 20,380
Thanks: 1,587
Thanked 3,749 Times in 3,181 Posts
Default

Dominic,

I understand what you're asking and you're right, the wiring from the sensor connector is short and terminates just to the rear of the right-hand bank where there is another connector buried underneath the plastic inlet manifold chamber.

However, in reply to T-Cut's question you said that the temperature gauge does not remain in the full cold position when the engine is warm. Have I understood that correctly? If the gauge needle is rising towards the mid-position as the engine warms then the sensor must be connected.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dominic22 View Post
... other than pressure in the tank so coolant is not cycling around ...
Pressure in the tank? Did you remove the expansion tank cap when the engine was stone cold? Did you hear a strong hissing sound?
Why do you believe that the coolant isn't "cycling around"? It will circulate provided that the water pump impeller hasn't dropped off its shaft!

Simon
__________________
"Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble."
Sir Henry Royce.
SD1too is offline   Reply With Quote