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Around the time he married Britt Eckland, he had a Hooper customised mini Cooper with cane basketwork on the doors.
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Hello again Alan,
It seems to be generally accepted that diesels produce much less heat than petrol engines. You say that your coolant reaches only 72 degrees so a functioning standard 88 degree thermostat is never going to open on your engine. So no, I would not suggest that your thermostat is faulty. I am indeed taking Jim's "driving style/situation" into consideration. He reported low coolant temperature at motorway speeds in November's climate. That indicates over-cooling and that can happen only if the thermostat is faulty. For many reasons I am not convinced that use of the heater has a significant effect upon coolant temperature. i know that you and others will disagree with this. I'd rather not become involved in a debate about the diesel when what we need to be concentrating our minds upon is the KV6 of which I do have relevant practical experience. Simon
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I only mention my own being a diesel before you suggest it being a factor. I ha e owned petrol vehicles and different diesels over the years, but the laws of thermodynamics and physics apply equally to them all. Simple observation of the temperatures during heater use will suggest a slower warm up time. I will go back through the post to find the motorway speed reference. How long was this journey for etc? Sent from my SM-A600FN using Tapatalk
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That is a momentary reference with no background. Any remote diagnosis based on that is foolish.
There is no data to base a diagnosis on! After a further 5 miles at 70 miles per hour I would expect it to rise, a lot if going up hill towing a caravan, a little if driving unloaded, on a level with the heating fan on full blast at 25 degrees. There is no background either of the journey prior to this reading either. Your diagnosis is still supposition without further Information. To the OP, do nothing until you either have is diagnosed correctly, or add further data. You may be spending cash unnecessarily, and also running the risk of introducing problems that do not exist. Sent from my SM-A600FN using Tapatalk
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Posts 25 and 33 (or 34) are more relevant.
Post 25 mentions the temp at 83-84 degrees and stable, with no load and idling that would be as normal as one could expect surely, particularly if fresh coolant was used? Post 33/34 mentions 'econ on or so I thought'. Means the heating was on, therefore drawing heat away from the engine, even over a 50 mile drive I would suggest this has the potential to draw the temp down by 5 to 10 % (based on my own current car as well as every car I've had in the past). It definitely slows the warm up time. If the econ was in fact off, as there appears to be doubt, the rad fan operation too, will reduce the coolant temp. Sent from my SM-A600FN using Tapatalk
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