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Attachment 29500 dont know if this has come out right on the photo seen this for sale for £500 thoughts anyone the man says need a new thermostat erratic signal ??? 94000 miles mot till 03/14 tax 04/14

I spotted that on Barrow buy and sell last night. Looks a nice enough car, but the erratic signal he claims, might, to my mind suggest that he's boiled it, because I suspect when he says erratic signal, he's seen the gauge move from blue to red. If it's just running cold because of the thermostat, then it should be okay. However, I suspect it'll need belts, and so on, and might not be so cheap once they've been done. Good colour, and wheels combination.

As a matter of interest, do you have a link to the advert?

It's on Facebook only, as far as I know, Pab. I'll get you a link shortly, but Big Bird has posted all that there is.

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Common causes of overheating on the KV6 are coolant leaks from thermostat housing/pipes and/or loss of slow speed radiator fan.

Bigbird; if you're seriously interested in this car, get the seller to activate the digital display of coolant temperature and go for a ride either as passenger or driver. Idling whilst stationary will be no good. Report back, and we'll be able to advise you on the likely problem and what's involved to fix it.

Simon

Hello pab its on facebook BARROW IN FURNESS SELL AND SEEK all in capitals join vroup and have a look i wont buy it but thought it might be of interest

Thanks for the info..

if nothing else,sad to say it worth alot in parts

God forbid it's broken, it's quite a rare car in this colour.

Hi, I'm new on here and I've bought it for less than he wanted.
I think I've got a hornets nest of problems lol the blower is cold can feel a bit of warmth on pipe going to matrix other is cold, also there is coolant in the v bank and most likely air blocks in system, plus no sign of oil in coolant. it also took a long time to fire up today.
I've bought it as a cheap banger to run around in and most likely will break if its uneconomical to fix. Otherwise it runs spot on.
Keith.

Thermostat housing is cracked, leaking coolant into the V, this will account for the overheating issues. Change the Thermostat and carefully bleed the system and the heater should kick into life.

I'm glad there is no mixing of oil and coolant. Please report back with you findings.

The car will serve you well and the forum and members are on hand with any help they can give. Absolutely no need to even contemplate breaking the car..

To add to Pab's thoughts. A new set of spark plugs wouldn't go amis as it's not unheard of for people to not bother changing the rear plugs due to poor access.

Hello Keith and :welcome: to the club.

Coolant leaks in the 'V' are very common with the KV6. As Pab says, the thermostat housing may be the culprit, but on my car it was the curved pipe in the same area. Many people buy a kit to renew all three plastic components (thermostat & housing, curved pipe, straight pipe) which have seals which aren't very durable. The kit is inexpensive.

When refilling the coolant on the KV6 the expansion tank should be raised as high as possible. If you search for my post with MG Rover's refilling procedure, and follow it, you'll have no problems.

Simon

Thanks for replies, i'll be taking it a friends garage this week to get it done plus checks for its mot. I'll report on progress, breaking is last resort.

What colour was it and wheel type?
Any pics !!

Hello Keith im from Dalton if you want a crack anytime.. if I could have sold mine I would have maybe bought it they always come along at the wrong time for me :shrug: