1980 Scirocco Storm over heating
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:23 pm
Hi,
I am new on here but my Scirocco Storm isn't. My dad has taken 'SAG' to a few meets over the years and has spoken highly of the expertise and assistance of the 'Scirocco Register'. My dad kindly drove our MK1 storm from the deep south to my home in south west Scotland last year. I have been enjoying having our very special family Scirocco in my garage and taken the family out on various road trips. I don't believe there can be many MK1 Storms to have been within one family. As such I need to up my knowledge and skills in keeping the Scirocco in the best of health!
Unfortunately I have run into a couple of minor technical issues this year. One being an alternator issue I am still trying my best to diagnose and the other being over heating. I will stick to the over heating issue here!
After very short journeys my car boils its coolant. This is without sitting in traffic and in cold conditions.
I have made the following observations. The top radiator hose gets very hot. The bottom hose is cool. The fan does not cut in. This lead me to remove the thermostat. This kept everything cool with the fan activating when at temperature.
After fitting a new thermostat the overheating issue returned. I also tested the old one and confirmed it was opening correctly.
Any help would be really appreciated!
Thanks, Jack
I am new on here but my Scirocco Storm isn't. My dad has taken 'SAG' to a few meets over the years and has spoken highly of the expertise and assistance of the 'Scirocco Register'. My dad kindly drove our MK1 storm from the deep south to my home in south west Scotland last year. I have been enjoying having our very special family Scirocco in my garage and taken the family out on various road trips. I don't believe there can be many MK1 Storms to have been within one family. As such I need to up my knowledge and skills in keeping the Scirocco in the best of health!
Unfortunately I have run into a couple of minor technical issues this year. One being an alternator issue I am still trying my best to diagnose and the other being over heating. I will stick to the over heating issue here!
After very short journeys my car boils its coolant. This is without sitting in traffic and in cold conditions.
I have made the following observations. The top radiator hose gets very hot. The bottom hose is cool. The fan does not cut in. This lead me to remove the thermostat. This kept everything cool with the fan activating when at temperature.
After fitting a new thermostat the overheating issue returned. I also tested the old one and confirmed it was opening correctly.
Any help would be really appreciated!
Thanks, Jack