OK guys, stripped off the radiator and flushed the block and radiator seven ways to heaven and clouds of crud came out the radiator, including some stop leak lumps which some nob (yeh me!) added to plug a leaky heater matrix some months ago. Anyheeeeew....I'm running 100% coolant, no water, as a few people said, the less water the better, no water, better still. I guess the more corrossion inhibitor the better hey?!
Put new thermostat in too as my old one had gone off track and stuck.
Radiator temp is perfect now, right in the middle as the hand book said, and saved myself a couple of hudred bucks, which I can spend on finding out why my gear box is running hot.
I bought a new sender, new transmission fluid and a auto gearbox service kit for my 93 landy. Tomorrow I'll drop the fluid out and refill, fit the new temperature sender into the oil cooler pipe and hope this fixes the auto-gearbox temp light coming on.
Aussie Disco...you shound like you might be very local to me (I'm in Trigg) and running the same motor in the same climate etc.
What the hell's with this gearbox mate? It runs perfectly...no slip, no clunk, fluid seems good, but fluid doesn't seem very viscous, but not smelling burn or anything ominous at least. Got all my bits from Odin Auto Parts, guys there said the temp senders do go dicky. Also, bloke at auto transmissions R us at osborne park said same, "stick in a new sender, landies are known for them going faulty."
Can only try. Any other thoughts, words of caution and invites to fish and drink are most welcome!
