TOMO 24,957 Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 how do i make my old belingo van run at a hotter temprature..? weather im running round town,,,or 70 mph on a motorway,,,the temprature gage never goes above a 1/4,,,,,and is usualy only just off the bottom..... ok i know its not good for a motor to run hot,,,,,,but,,, the reason i want it running hotter,,,,the heater is usseles,,,,,,however last week i had to get the jump leads out to start our other car,,,,,,so i sat in the van reving the engin ,,being in nutral with my foot halfway down on the gas sending power to the other car,,,,,but i noticed the temp went up to around halfway,,,,this reulted in the heater working lovley and for the first time the van was warm....????? any ideas lads,,,,could i put somthing over the radiator??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil82 1,009 Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 screen off half the rad, but if that "cures" your heater problem you`ve probably got a knackered thermostat that's jammed open and its overcooling 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 I'd change the thermostat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,214 Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 Change the thermostat,also what state is your rad/coolant in might pay to have a flush through an renew the antifreeze/water. Only said to wife on Thursday miss my old berlingo,going to miss hers when she trades it in next year for 7 seater Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jayjay 264 Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 just a thought and i'm no mechanic or specialist and could well be talking nonsense, but......thermostat could be faulty or airlock in water system or possibly a problem with heater matrix..... all the best, jay. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 24,957 Posted November 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 yeh i did have leak in the heater a few week back,,,,water pissing all over the pasenger side foot well,,,,,,i fixed this with k seal,,,,,(rad weld type stuff),,,, proberbly should have mentioned this first 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 24,957 Posted November 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 anybody know why it runns at such a cool temp? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Wasp 187 Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 anybody know why it runns at such a cool temp? The thermostat has seized open, it will run cold because the thermostat cannot close allowing the temperature to rise. Simple fix and cheap. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
timmy k 571 Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 Get a winter thermostat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jayjay 264 Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 am I right in thinking you can test the thermostat in the house when you take it out of the vehicle and put it in boiling water ??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,602 Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 Get a winter thermostatwhat he said, if that's to much trouble, stick a sheet of cardboard between the grill and rad, the reason it got warm when you jump started the wife's car is because there was know cold air going through the rad fins, I actually have a leather grill cover on my landrover that I have to open and close depending on the temp outside for this reason Quote Link to post Share on other sites
timmy k 571 Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 Most but not all thermostats can be tested, if you take the thermostat off the should be a number stamped on it, that is the opening temp (it's normally late degrees) heat water up to the temp and when it gets to that temp the wax melts ( their called wax stats I think) and the thermostat opens, but in Tomos case it sounds like it's either missing or stuck open. As I say winter thermostat would make it run hotter but I havnt fitted one for years so don't know if you can still get hold of them, first check to see if theirs even one in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,214 Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 Used to put them in jug of boiled water watch them open, but don't know about the berlingo, last year I had one renewed on a v reg polo and it wasn't the brass disc type .stat and the housing which was broke,coolant and labour cost about 90 quid .couldn't believe it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 24,957 Posted November 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 anybody know why it runns at such a cool temp? The thermostat has seized open, it will run cold because the thermostat cannot close allowing the temperature to rise. Simple fix and cheap. wich is? i asume i get a new thermostat...and fit,,,,,? thanks for all the help fellas,,,,if this thermostat is cheap and easy to fix,,,then happy days,,if not,,,then it looks like a cardboard box,,,,im very tight..lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 As removing the stat it and replacing it is the hard bit and they are only a couple of quid, you might just as well change it rather than testing it. Edit to add: It's 20+ years since I changed a thermostat so have no idea how much they are now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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