[75driver]

Hi Steve,
Stat is from local motor factors “motaquip” FTS104.88 / VTK169, that fits into a specialist components housing, within the top hose.
Level in the tank is fine and remains constant, slightly above the full markers at the bottom of the tank, and am getting hot air thru the vents.
Header tank cap o rings are good, as I replaced them with new Viton ones.
I have suspicions that, either,
A) the stat within the specialist components housing may be too good, and that zero leak through, in combination with original stat, just doesn’t let water through quick enough, when needed too, ( as hinted to by Rover tone in post above).

B) it’s just a slow opening stat. A replacement one from dmgrs has been ordered to check next week.

I’ve had similar experiences with the specialist component stat before, on the tourer I think. In the end I just drilled a small hole thru the stat, which gave more steady state temperatures (ie more like 87 /88 rather than 96/97 dropping to 82 on opening of stat.
Ok, I know it’s likely to take longer for initial warm up in winter, but it may prove to be a safer approach.

Anyhow, I’ll see if I can be tempted to do the 19....7... thing on the obd for the rest of the week to monitor temps, but wouldn’t like to rely on having to do it long term.😬. That’s one of the reasons I have a diesel.🤭🤭🤭


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