With hot and running look around for leaks. As for why it is running hot i would guess the radiator is clogged. Does the electric fan clutch kick in?
Sent from my iPhone On May 21, 2011, at 8:34 AM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > So my '84 190D has always run hot, the needle would go up to around 95 and > drop back down and up and down slowly while driving but it was never an > issue, now with the arrival of warmer weather it seems to be getting worse. > > So yesterday I put a thermostat in it, Rusty had sent me one some time ago > and I only now got to it. Lousy job thermostats and I hate working on the > cooling system anyway. It doesn't seem to have changed anything. > > I did notice that the coolant was down a bit before I started and it SEEMS > like the missing coolant is sprayed on the engine between the CC actuator and > the valve cover. It doesn't seem like there are any hoses around to do that > so my latest guess is that the coolant bottle is leaking from like a pinhole > leak. How would I best test for that? > > Other ideas? > > -Curt > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
