Frax Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Hi I would like a bit more heat in my cab but my engine temp never gets hot. Did a 20 mile run today and gauge just got onto the low temp line just above the bottom stop. I was thinking on changing the thermostate as I think my one is the origonal and just wondered what setting I should go for as I see there are a few options. I have seen 88 degC which I think is standard and an 82 degC and even a 77 deg C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iomlt Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 the lower you go the cooler the air out of the heater will be. the hotter the stat rating the hotter the heater will be.A new stat might help (as old stats can sometimes not close or open fully. so a genuine new stat might help... but only other real option is a rad muff or just put a plastic sheet infront of say half the rad in these cold spells to help it warm up / keep warm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frax Posted January 29, 2015 Author Share Posted January 29, 2015 I did fit a rad muff this morning but it made no difference, mind you it is not that good of a fit due to my Warn winch control box already blocking part of the radiator. It may as you say just require a new 88 degC thermostate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulN Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Waxstat 82 or 88 degree! My def 90 was the same - tested the stat and it opened at 50* !! Binned it! In Winter a muff will only help it warm up quicker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frax Posted January 29, 2015 Author Share Posted January 29, 2015 Well all things got old and start to fail a bit I suppose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulN Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I can empathise! Not tellin' which bits tho! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frax Posted January 29, 2015 Author Share Posted January 29, 2015 What do you think the will a Bearmach 88 deg do the job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Souster Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Mine was exactly the same in my 300tdi. Changed the stat to a OEM 88 degree stat and it's like a furnace now. Coupled with a coolant flush if your feeling up to it and heater cable adjustment it will work a treat. I couldn't ask for a better heater in my 300tdi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frax Posted January 29, 2015 Author Share Posted January 29, 2015 Did a flush last year and adjusted the heater controls and all seam to work a lot better than it did when I got it but I never have a lot of heat to feed through. Had the radiator out when I rebuilt it three years ago and it was well flushed and also checked the heater seals and controls. On a normal day I only go about 2 miles and never expected it to heat that much but after 20 miles I did think the gauge would at least raise to about 1/4 of its scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex Member Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Thermostat is leaking. Very common. Easy to check. There should be no heat in the radiator until it reach normal temperature. If there is, it is leaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frax Posted January 29, 2015 Author Share Posted January 29, 2015 Ordered new stat and gasket so hope this will fix things - will check old one when I remove it though just out of interest. What is normal temp ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 88C IIRC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frax Posted January 29, 2015 Author Share Posted January 29, 2015 Age has many faults Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 both 200 & 300tdi use 88 degree stats as standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejparrott Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 88. Muff won't make any difference. Hot water only enters the radiator when up to temperature and the stat opens anyway. If he temp drops, the stat closes and water won't go to the rad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Buy a decent branded stat for the engine. After arguing with a work colleague over this with his cold heater and swearing blind he needed a rad blind, I proved him wrong with a Waxstat branded one from allmakes . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanT90 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Just finished cylinder head gasket and as a matter of course changed the stat and obviously put new antifreeze in. I was pleasantly surprised by the improvement in my heater that was with a britpart stat too. Well worth doing best £3 I have spent in a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frax Posted January 31, 2015 Author Share Posted January 31, 2015 My new state should be here Monday or Tuesday so as soon as it turns up it will be fitted. What part of the gauge does yer needle sit at when hot now ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulN Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 9 o'clock within 3-4 miles!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frax Posted January 31, 2015 Author Share Posted January 31, 2015 Good my state must be well shagged or is it 9 o'clock - my gauge must be a different type to yours. My one is a bit like this And my needle just goes between the blue and the first line at the start of the scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulN Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Sorry! My head was in the Disco - Try 12 o'clock or a tad after!!! - that's after I got the right sender and fixed the stat. mind you!!! Mine's a 300 tdi Auto 90. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frax Posted January 31, 2015 Author Share Posted January 31, 2015 My one IS shagged then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulN Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Wait until you've fitted the new stat next week and then see what happens............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retroanaconda Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Just left of vertical is normal Frax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frax Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 No wonder I am freezing my nuts off, full insulated and heater was set up and I am still chattering. As said most days I only do about 2 mile to and from so never noticed it. I must also be going through fuel like an Unimog, would still love one though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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