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:ROFLMAO: Nice bit of AI going on there...;)

Do you know if it has a heat pump or a resistive heater? Mine has a heat pump, which are more efficient than the resistive heaters (the latter is effectively a 3 bar electric fire behind the dash with a fan blowing over it). At around 0 degrees C ambient, mine will lose about 20-25% range...

Funny enough, I was doing the cam belt on my car over the weekend, and that necessitates dropping the coolant, so I thought I'd change the radiator while I was at it. In terms of construction, they were very different. The one on the left is the Nissens one. The one on the right, is the...

Yes, really! The 2001 "Euro 3" Freelander sat on my drive has a combustion heater. As did various VAG cars that I had as company cars as late as maybe 10 years ago. They burn diesel from the fuel tank and dump the heat into the cooling system. They have no cat or DPF. That was fine when the...

Some do, but that's going out of fashion now.

It might have been parked with some load going through the steering column. Try turning the key at the same time as applying a bit of twist to the steering wheel (one way and then the other), to see which way takes the load off the steering lock pin.

Yes, diesels are a fair bit better than petrols in that respect. Both my and my son's cars are petrol (and "old" petrol at that)! They're also quite high power output engines (for their time and type) and neither of us, (shall we say), "spare the horses"!;)

Yes... that'll probably be it... :ROFLMAO: :rolleyes: Thank you for your well-informed and insightful comments, as ever. I promise I shall give them all due regard...;) By the way, where did I say my son's car had no problems with cooling?:unsure:

Did it have synchromesh on any of its gears?

That must have been a handful!

Ah! OK that makes sense. Mrs. Avocet used to have an old Nissan X-Trail with a similar arrangement, although that only had one fuel sender in one half of the tank, and a little internal transfer pump that used to just suck fuel out of the other half of the tank and chuck it into the half with...

Yeah, although I haven't seen one with two level sensors? We have no end of fun when we modify cars for wheelchair access, because we usually have to make our own fuel tank - typically wider but not as tall, so we can lower the floor for the wheelchair. That plays havoc with the original fuel...

No, nothing else changed. Took out leaky old radiator, fitted new one, refilled and bled system, job done. It's just a crap radiator. I have since found and bought an original, and I might replace the Nissen one this summer if the weather gets hot - in which case, I'll happily post you the...

I bloody hate that! "Managed" temperature gauge readings. The wife's Skoda has it. It also has a "trick" water pump that's designed to speed up engine warmup in the cold. The idea is quite clever - there's a moveable collar round the blades of the water pump. When cold, the shroud surrounds...

I tend to have the opposite problem - all mine always seem to fail open!

No, the cooling was noticeably worse on my Alfa from the moment I turned the key. (Well, OK, the moment the thermostat opened, after the moment I turned the key...)! :giggle: It just doesn't cool as well as the old leaking one did. That was an "old skool" copper matrix with brass header tanks...

Most European car makes use (or have used) them as original equipment in the past. They're very good. Closed length is the most important factor. It has to be shorter or the same length as original, or you'll break something when you close the tailgate! If the open length is a bit short...

Stabilus are a reputable brand with an extensive catalogue. You'll need something with the right closed length, open length, force, damping and end fittings. https://www.stabilus.com/media/default/STABILUS/PDF/Stabilus_Standard_Programm_EN.pdf You might be able to find one for the equivalent...

I have a Nissen radiator on my old Alfa. It's nowhere near as good as the original. I'd avoid them in the future. Weight isn't necessarily an advantage for a radiator - often the opposite. Thinner-walled tubes dissipate heat faster.

Is that actually true? :ROFLMAO: