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Started by FRCFED vbmenu_register("postmenu_1675504", true); · 21 Dec 2007 · 7 replies

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FRCFED vbmenu_register("postmenu_1675504", true);Archived member

21-12-07, 11:33 GMT+10#1

hi all just wondering if anybody has any problems like overheating with their 5ltr or 5.7 after they give it a bit of a hard time? problem has happened a couple of times in my mates vr. cheers

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NZ EVLHSV vbmenu_register("postmenu_1675710", true);Archived member

21-12-07, 16:00 GMT+10#2

Nope, only the starter getting hot and not wanting to start

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SCAMER vbmenu_register("postmenu_1675723", true);Archived member

21-12-07, 16:14 GMT+10#3

my vn ss was the best.. not once did it overheat or go above half, even on 35+ deegree days when cruising or thrashing.. idle in traffic, stayed fine. the vl and any other car, always had issues..

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JoshV8inj vbmenu_register("postmenu_1675734", true);Archived member

21-12-07, 16:33 GMT+10#4

If you have a good radiator, good fans and good thermostat you wont have a problem. My vl used to overheat really badly then I did the radiator and never had another problem.

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magview vbmenu_register("postmenu_1676604", true);Archived member

22-12-07, 20:41 GMT+10#5

my friends 5.7 vt calais started overheating 2 weeks after he bought it but then he found out it was the thermostat like something was blocked up and he had to get a new one after that it has been running fine no probs with it

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XTCHSV vbmenu_register("postmenu_1683910", true);Archived member

30-12-07, 18:50 GMT+10#6

My old stock VB SLE 5.0 used to move the temp needle towrd the red line on a 40 degree day, if I was in very slow traffic, but start moving and she would drop back down. Needed thermo fans - but sold it before that happened. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

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GR346 vbmenu_register("postmenu_1684328", true);Archived member

30-12-07, 23:45 GMT+10#7

Check the condition of the radiator and the thermo, thats probably going to be the cause

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TWO89 vbmenu_register("postmenu_1684454", true);Archived member

31-12-07, 08:59 GMT+10#8

I had my old V8 up to 211F on chapel street and it was a traffic jam! (212F is boiling point). Quickly got down a side street and got some air into it. As said above - if you have a maintained cooling system you wont have an issue.

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