I've just come back from SW France with a couple of problems.
The first is an overheating one. After driving for about 4 hrs non stop on the way back she started to overheat (fair enough as it was quite warm and she does do it occasionally), so I stopped and checked the expansion tank which was full to the brim and there was a pool of coolant under the truck.
When I took off the radiator cap (very carefully!) the rad was nearly empty.
I thought that the idea of the tank was to take the excess coolant when it heated up and therefore the level in the rad would have been at the top.
Am I wrong?
Secondly, I noticed a disconnected plug in the engine bay (pic 1) one end of which is connected to a unit (pic 2) which I assume is the fuel filter. To the best of my knowledge this has been disconnected since I got the truck a few years ago.
When I reconnect it, however, the warning light on the dashboard (pic 3) stays on where normally in the past it has gone out with the rest of them.
Do I have a problem here or should I just ignore it and carry on on as I have been doing?
Ken
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Pic 2
Pic 3
The first is an overheating one. After driving for about 4 hrs non stop on the way back she started to overheat (fair enough as it was quite warm and she does do it occasionally), so I stopped and checked the expansion tank which was full to the brim and there was a pool of coolant under the truck.
When I took off the radiator cap (very carefully!) the rad was nearly empty.
I thought that the idea of the tank was to take the excess coolant when it heated up and therefore the level in the rad would have been at the top.
Am I wrong?
Secondly, I noticed a disconnected plug in the engine bay (pic 1) one end of which is connected to a unit (pic 2) which I assume is the fuel filter. To the best of my knowledge this has been disconnected since I got the truck a few years ago.
When I reconnect it, however, the warning light on the dashboard (pic 3) stays on where normally in the past it has gone out with the rest of them.
Do I have a problem here or should I just ignore it and carry on on as I have been doing?
Ken
Pic 1
Pic 2
Pic 3
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