cooling system

did'nt know what section to put this in but here goes,ive had really s**t heatin,and also got really warm engine when stuck in traffic, since ive bought my pickup thought so i would av a look at it ,first looked at the stat so got a new 1 to fit and the truck didnt even hav 1 ,so i fitted and then tested now got heatin but engine still gettin really warm ,reallised the fan is not kickin in so change the thermo switch on the rad and still no joy

CAN ANY1 HELP AND IN-LIGHTEN ME PLS

flushed everything through well? I had this problem on a caddy and it turned out to be a blocked rad, obviously been a problem for a while probably the reason the last owner took the stat out. Do you have another rad to try? If not i might have one about somewhere you could have cheap to try?

Best way to tell is feel the rad to see if its the same temp all over.


Also basic thing did you bleed the system well? Cap off, let it run, pump all the hoses with your hand heaters on full etc?

Back flush the system Tom, open the heater pipes and run the pressure washer through them both ways.
Do the same to the rad and bleed the system properly like Tiz says to, they are notoriously a pain in the bum to bleed up properly, sometimes it's the water pump dont jump to that conclusion till you have tried everything else.
If you can pressure the system before you get it hot this normally helps it bleed up and prevents an airlock.

Any probs give me a call.
I got a rad for a 1300 mk2 as to wether that would fit I dont know but I know it's clear.
Oh and can I have my torch back I've needed it twice so far this week.

i think its just the fan not kicking in every thing else is fine