VK SL 3800
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My 202 with the est is having a lot of trouble holding a consistent temperature, during the winter months its fine and always holds the exact same spot on the gauge not matter how you drive. But now that its summer it can usually hold the same temp around town without the AC going but with it on it tends to run much hotter and then if you go out on the open road and hold a constant 100kp/h it gets even hotter still(about 2/3 of the way up on the gauge). It is not filling up the overflow reservoir with coolant and overflowing. The gauge is working fine and have tested all the connections. I have replaced the water pump before summer and it did have a different impeller to the original but the new impeller is the same as the early red motor types. can take a picture of another pump i have with the same impeller for clarification. I have removed and blown any crap in the radiator out, flushed the system, replaced the thermostat and blown out the condenser as well.
It seems that me that the pump just cant get enough flow to efficiently cool down the engine because the air can cool down outside to a temperature where normally will hold its engine temperature fine but take a good hour for the engine temp to co-inside with the changing outside air temp.
A good example of this was when i left home in 40 degree heat and hit a thunderstorm after being on the road for an hour with temp right up but when the ambient air temp dropped to about 25-30 degrees it took an hour or so extra until the engine temp had dropped down with it.
My HG ute can be driven fine in the heat (even if your dying) and holds its temperature pretty well, only running a couple of degrees hotter.
Any help will be appreciated.
It seems that me that the pump just cant get enough flow to efficiently cool down the engine because the air can cool down outside to a temperature where normally will hold its engine temperature fine but take a good hour for the engine temp to co-inside with the changing outside air temp.
A good example of this was when i left home in 40 degree heat and hit a thunderstorm after being on the road for an hour with temp right up but when the ambient air temp dropped to about 25-30 degrees it took an hour or so extra until the engine temp had dropped down with it.
My HG ute can be driven fine in the heat (even if your dying) and holds its temperature pretty well, only running a couple of degrees hotter.
Any help will be appreciated.