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Only overheats when the fan fails. But it did cause some problems - slow to get warm and slow for the fan to go off after stopping at lights, etc. I wondered if it was because it was an 88C one and bought a 82C to replace. Only to find as shown. The right-hand one is in now.
I do note that now, it takes a long time to get the last of the coolant in topping up through the hole above the thermostat, where it used to get to a level quick before. But the new one has a small bypass in it. And I think that is dibbling coolant past the thermostat where the old one held a bubble.
Next problem is why, after replacing stat and cap on the expansion tank, filling from the top overfilled the tank when the cap was on it. It didn't do that with the old stat and old cap. Why do I keep changing two things at once?
Graham
The stat with the "foot"on is correct for the Sprint motor, the foot closes off the bypass as the stat opens. Without the foot you get 2 different circulation patterns at once which confuses the poor thing.
Filling completely is always time consuming with the correct stat fitted.
simple solution to latest problem, the new cap is not sealing. Can't count how often this has happened to me, the CORRECT cap is 1/4" deeper than the common one, many suppliers who should know better, don't! Factors near enough always get it wrong.
Steve