straightshooter Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 right guys well been hard at work getting my bobtail sorted thats why I haven't been on much the body work has been repaired just trying to make my mind up what colour to spray it lol the make shift tank that was fabricated which was leaking and taking up all the boot space has now been removed so i replaced it with a race tank removed the rear seats and mounted the whole lot forward giving me a little more space i carpeted the sides just to tidy things up a bit and am just waiting for the chequer rubber flooring to be delivered to cover the rear floor space. there was a twin battery setup which was wired up all wrong including the fact that one of the batteries was knackered whch was draining the whole lot so now i have fitted a auxilary voltage switch and a fresh battery which all works a treat now here is the last of my problems well one of them lol once i got things going i found that there was no heating so I removed the radiator gave that a flush also removed the thermostat ensuring the bleed hole is situated at 12 o'clock which i thought wouldnt be a bad thing also i disconected the heater matrix and flushed and reversed flushed it reconected it all back together no leaks took the bob out for a half hour or so for drive the tempreture guage did not rise above a 1/4 way but still no heating the upper hose was warm as i would expect not hard to touch so good circulation the heater matrix pipes aren't that warm so it looks like the circulation to that area is not happening why???? any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmymac Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 due to the cold weather and the fan being engine driven it could just be it is going to take longer to warm up it may be worth putting a blanket or some cardboard over the radiator to see if it warms up faster like that. im sure more ideas will be along shortly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Range Rover Blues Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 My LSE is the same and I think it's the heater matric that needs more than just flushing out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straightshooter Posted December 27, 2011 Author Share Posted December 27, 2011 i run two kenlow fans operated by switch never have to turn them on ???? as for the heater matrix i flushed and reverse flushed its running clear as anything if i stick my hand where the stereo should be i can feel warmth there but the blowers still blowing cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave88sw Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 thermostat stuck open? take it out and test it in hot water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straightshooter Posted February 6, 2012 Author Share Posted February 6, 2012 replaced the thermostat since they are really cheap so what now i have read somewhere that it is curcial that the pipes leading to the heater matrix have to be the right way round anyone else heard this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straightshooter Posted August 19, 2012 Author Share Posted August 19, 2012 right replaced hoses they were the wrong way round according to the workshop manual still nothing top hose is hot bottom is luke warm :wacko: :wacko: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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