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[adrian928 at tesco.net]

If its the thermostat, then its an easy job (half an hour max), but I would have expected your electric fans to cut it, so check they are operating correctly aswell with ignition on, engine not running and ac button pressed (slider in normal position), fans should run.

Could be the water pump has packed up - check for strange noises and/or leaks from the front of the engine.  water pump is more of an involved job on a 928 S4, but I think Paul was doing a special offer on these + cambelt replacement.

Adrian
> 
> From: "Nadeem Arshad" <roger at la-engineer.fsnet.co.uk>
> Date: 2003/12/29 Mon PM 07:42:42 GMT
> To: <928uk at 928.org.uk>
> Subject: [928uk] (no subject)
> 
> Dear all,
> 
> Hope everyone had a nice break.
> 
> Just need confirmation before I start down a road un-necessarily..
> 
> Took the shark out for a spin this morning only to find that after about
> 20mins the temp. needle had climbed to around 100C. Stopped the car, let it
> idle, no sign of fans cutting in..Checked both Rad 1 & 2 fuses, and also
> fuse for control fan unit, all OK. Let the car cool down for about 3 hours
> and then made a dash for home, about 2 miles away. Again, temp. needle
> climbing up. A little bit of boil over from the Degas bottle..
> 
> Top of the radiator was warm as well as the top hose. Return hose slightly
> warm. Is this the sign of a faulty Thermostat or failed water pump? My bets
> are on the thermostat. Is this fairly easy to replace. I am struggling to
> find a guide as to what is involved if this needs doing! Just my luck, was
> planning to drive this upto Paul Anderson for a service.
> 
> Find that if AC is eelected the fans do come on then.
> 
> Guidance/advice welcome as always,
> 
> Nadeem
> 1 ''Very Hot'' '90 GT
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