ideas on protection against over heating??(newbie)

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Re: ideas on protection against over heating??(newbie)

Post by scanner » Tue May 19, 2009 10:30 pm

kelvfarrell wrote: A similar saying back in the 70s and 80s was that "Morris Marinas can't go round bends, and are unreliable"
The Marina I drove, which was an un modified 1.8 saloon, frequently saw off many Ford Capris driven by my colleagues down the twisty roads, and I covered 90,000 miles in it without a single breakdown
Yep Capris were heavier than Cortinas and quite a few were only 1300s and 1600s, so that doesn't surprise me.

Marinas were pretty simple and generally reliable though.
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Re: ideas on protection against over heating??(newbie)

Post by chipvan » Sun May 24, 2009 10:00 pm

Iam going for a high and low alarm and the tm temp gauge,of course regular service work done by a bongo garage is a must too...
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Re: ideas on protection against over heating??(newbie)

Post by haydn callow » Mon May 25, 2009 11:47 am

The "full Monty" is on the way....somthing to play with till the Bongo arrives..
http://www.coolantalarm.co.uk
Developer of the Mazda Bongo Coolant loss Alarm
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Re: ideas on protection against over heating??(newbie)

Post by Aethelric » Mon May 25, 2009 12:49 pm

chipvan wrote:cool,

i see that on the coolant alarms you need to drill into expantion tank,is there any chance they could crack when drilling,iam not sure how tough that plastic is after 12 years??

anyone had any probs in fitting alarms to the tank in that way i should know about?

jez :wink:
Frightened the life out of me. But no problems, no cracks, and no leaks. Its a doddle.
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Re: ideas on protection against over heating??(newbie)

Post by chipvan » Mon May 25, 2009 8:22 pm

Aethelric thanks fella!!,

wow,haydn thanks thats quick service..
Ive been mailing back and forth asking bits,got quick usefull replys,and its going in the post 2mrw...good sevice thanks! 8)
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