no3ntry

Hi folks,

I just bought my brothers W reg 1.6 escort off him for £400, and a couple of things i would like to ask about it.

1 - the temp gauge doesnt work/move it sits above the white block at the bottom of the gauge and never higher, the heaters get warm but certainly not what I would call hot. If I put my hand right in front of the heaters it feels fairly warm but if i leave it blowing on my face it doesnt feel as hot as I think it should.

2 - this hasnt happened to me yet but my bro says sometimes it wont start unless you press the accelerator. what has happened quite a few times however is that it seems to be struggling to idle properly, a quick blip of the accelerator pedal and it seems fairly happy again.

It does smell likes its running a bit rich as well but that may just be because it is cold and still running on choke so I will keep my eye on it.

Thanks for any help you may be able to offer.
James

rude

First off, I'd check the water level is ok. Then I'd check the thermostat if theres one there, sounds like it isn't allowing the engine to warm up. The temp should go up if its on idle for a while though, it'll warm up quicker with the car heaters off. I am running my motor without a thermostat in coz the idiot in the shop sold me the wrong one, the old one was in bad shape and wasnt doing it's job very well at all. The temp stays under the white mark until I hit traffic. Whilst waiting for it to warm up it's a good time to see if the cooling fan cuts in too as it should. Better than finding out in traffic that it's not.