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Title: Project TB2 - Update 16
Post by: TheBoy on 14 October 2007, 20:01:13
Cam timing now set properly, and A/C working again (thanks M-DTM and Matchless :y).

Changed the stat today. Old one looked OK physically, but not tractor heats up quicker, and runs around mid point on gauge (does creep up to 96/97 on a long uphill booting). Flushed coolant again while I have the bonnet up, so I know its got a good 50:50 mix of Vx Red :y
Title: Re: Project TB2 - Update 16
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 14 October 2007, 20:10:27
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Cam timing now set properly, and A/C working again (thanks M-DTM and Matchless :y).

Changed the stat today. Old one looked OK physically, but not tractor heats up quicker, and runs around mid point on gauge (does creep up to 96/97 on a long uphill booting). Flushed coolant again while I have the bonnet up, so I know its got a good 50:50 mix of Vx Red :y

Glad its looking good now  :y

On my old merc diesel......i had a prob with that stat......it used to run cool all the time.....about 65C ....prob was it had a diesel cabin heater....that would run if outside was below 7/8C and coolant temp below 70C......so the cabin heater used to run all the time in the winter.......result was about 20mpg  :(

As i didnt know any better then......took it to a merc specialist.....told them the prob.....and i suspected the thermostat.....they told me thermostat is fine....we've tested it......i told em to change it anyway.....so they did......prob fixed  :y
Title: Re: Project TB2 - Update 16
Post by: TheBoy on 14 October 2007, 20:24:50
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Cam timing now set properly, and A/C working again (thanks M-DTM and Matchless :y).

Changed the stat today. Old one looked OK physically, but not tractor heats up quicker, and runs around mid point on gauge (does creep up to 96/97 on a long uphill booting). Flushed coolant again while I have the bonnet up, so I know its got a good 50:50 mix of Vx Red :y

Glad its looking good now  :y

On my old merc diesel......i had a prob with that stat......it used to run cool all the time.....about 65C ....prob was it had a diesel cabin heater....that would run if outside was below 7/8C and coolant temp below 70C......so the cabin heater used to run all the time in the winter.......result was about 20mpg  :(

As i didnt know any better then......took it to a merc specialist.....told them the prob.....and i suspected the thermostat.....they told me thermostat is fine....we've tested it......i told em to change it anyway.....so they did......prob fixed  :y
My old works tranny used to have a diesel heater, on a timer. Brilliant, laying in the bath, hearing it fire up and warm up the cab :y

Used to kill the battery though...
Title: Re: Project TB2 - Update 16
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 14 October 2007, 21:16:07
The 2.2DTI has a diesel heater to.


The internals of that enegine were nice and black, it might want a flush through.
Title: Re: Project TB2 - Update 16
Post by: TheBoy on 14 October 2007, 21:48:35
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The 2.2DTI has a diesel heater to.


The internals of that enegine were nice and black, it might want a flush through.
I have some flush to go through it, but somebody nicked my last oil filter earlier  :o
Title: Re: Project TB2 - Update 16
Post by: Omegatoy on 14 October 2007, 22:20:24
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The 2.2DTI has a diesel heater to.


The internals of that enegine were nice and black, it might want a flush through.
I have some flush to go through it, but somebody nicked my last oil filter earlier  :o

How rotten is that!!!! :y mind you i  would have thought that a man of your cpabilities would have had at least 2 in stock!!! :-X
Title: Re: Project TB2 - Update 16
Post by: TheBoy on 14 October 2007, 22:21:07
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The 2.2DTI has a diesel heater to.


The internals of that enegine were nice and black, it might want a flush through.
I have some flush to go through it, but somebody nicked my last oil filter earlier  :o

How rotten is that!!!! :y
Thief!

;D
Title: Re: Project TB2 - Update 16
Post by: Dazzler on 15 October 2007, 09:33:35
Glad to hear its back up and running, with aonly a couple of little bits to do, to get it just right.