Stoneyginger
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Registered: 25th Jan 01
Location: Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire
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Just out of interest what radiators and thermastats are you all using?
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Niall
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Registered: 31st May 04
Location: Edinburgh
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standard radiator with standard thermostat, runs at about 93 degrees
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myke
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Registered: 7th Feb 01
Location: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
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standard 1.6rad
standard c20 stat
tempted to get a lower starting fan switch, but shouldn't be needed if everythings in order.
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bradfincham
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Registered: 20th Sep 02
Location: East Of England Drives: Clio 172
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ive got a cool stat to go on and also fan needs to be set on a remote switch for the summer as i have little area for the air to get into the bay!
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AdamF
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Registered: 24th Apr 02
Location: Bexhill, East Sussex
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standard 1.2 rad and 20xe stat
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Chump
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Registered: 1st Feb 04
Location: Sharnbrook
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1.4 rad and cool running stat.....gets close to 100 when idling in traffic for 10-15 mins....tempted to fit a 1.7D rad or similar....
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Joff
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Registered: 17th Oct 00
Location: Cambridgeshire
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Standard 1.6 rad, cool running 'stat
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mav
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
Location: Scotland
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will update soon............
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
Location: Leprechaun Land Drives : Zafira GSI
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u can get a fan swtich that brings in the fan earlyer at 90 degrees....
ask Lee mitchel about it i've seen him talk about it before.....
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jamesw
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Registered: 28th Jun 02
Location: Station Town, County Durham
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1.2 rad cool running thermostat
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Darren
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Registered: 21st Apr 02
Location: Hadleigh, Suffolk
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quote: Originally posted by Siberia
u can get a fan swtich that brings in the fan earlyer at 90 degrees....
ask Lee mitchel about it i've seen him talk about it before.....
yep
its off some fiat or another but straight swap
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Adam_B
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Registered: 13th Dec 00
Location: Lancashire
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TD rad, cool running stat
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Arnie
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Registered: 24th Sep 02
Location: Maidstone, Kent Drives: Seat Leon Cupra R
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quote: Originally posted by Darren
quote: Originally posted by Siberia
u can get a fan swtich that brings in the fan earlyer at 90 degrees....
ask Lee mitchel about it i've seen him talk about it before.....
yep
its off some fiat or another but straight swap
Thats what I had, was made by Motaquip I think
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TOMAS
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Registered: 7th Aug 02
Location: Nottinghamshire
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Std 1.2 8V rad with std stat (believed to be fault - open all the time!) Runs at 88deg 90% of time, highest ive had it was 95deg in the que at Pod.
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mav
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
Location: Scotland
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quote: Originally posted by mav
will update soon............
no I won't
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Stoneyginger
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Registered: 25th Jan 01
Location: Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire
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going to purchase one of these cool running stat's i think beginning of next week. flushing out the system and fitting new standard rad on Sunday
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drunkenfool
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Registered: 7th Feb 03
Location: Hereford Drives: Audi R8 V8
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corsa GSI radiator and standard thermostat, although I bought a cool running one and never got round to fitting it.
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Mark.W
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: County Durham
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quote: Originally posted by Siberia
u can get a fan swtich that brings in the fan earlyer at 90 degrees....
ask Lee mitchel about it i've seen him talk about it before.....
Sorry to bump up an old thread but....
Is this true? if so where can i get one?
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shaunmods
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Registered: 12th Mar 07
Location: Glascote, Staffordshire
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I got a fan switch off ebay which kicks in at 95 Mark
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Mark.W
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: County Durham
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I recently bought a new one from autovaux but the fan isn't kicking in until over 100 which i don't like
What make was it Shaun?
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Aidan-Fleming
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Registered: 17th May 08
Location: Westhill, Aberdeenshire
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I used a cool running stat, alloy rad with dual fans
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DansCorsaSXi
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Registered: 13th Jan 10
Location: Worksop
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Standard 1.4/1.6 radiator with 1.2 fan.
Cool running thermostat and runs at 90 all time except sat in traffic.
Star silver C20XE SXi Project thread
Smoke Grey Corsa GSi Project thread
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SteveoBC
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Registered: 22nd Feb 07
Location: Bucks
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Standard stat and 1.7 corsa diesel rad
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shaunmods
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Registered: 12th Mar 07
Location: Glascote, Staffordshire
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quote: Originally posted by Mark.W
I recently bought a new one from autovaux but the fan isn't kicking in until over 100 which i don't like
What make was it Shaun?
I think it was from vaux-world Mark but I can't be 100% as it was a few years ago
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Stoneyginger
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Registered: 25th Jan 01
Location: Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire
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Jeeez this is an old one
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