Had a few 205s in my younger days. When I was driving illegally mainly. A diesel,a TD and an 1100 petrol. I'm sure the stdt had a temp gauge and I think the XR and GT had one too.

Some of those 90s cars were problematic because of how low the radiators were as much as their size, made cars prone to HGF if they even lost a little coolant. Difficult to 'burp' some of them in my limited experience too. Those low bonnet designs were as much a product of styling as a desire for l...

Having the blowers on flat out will surely make a difference still tho? Yeah, it'll definitely help. I always do it if I'm in fear of overheating, especially if there's a known leak. When the blower goes cold, pull over and top the fucker up! Part of the reason I tended to go for 405's was they all...

XUD's create a lot more heat in the head, because IDI and pre combustion chamber. DI's don't run as hot. The main reason Darren Lobb went away from them and did what he did was the excess heat and, not being able to get rid of it. Thread drift FAO Scruffy, did you see he has revived his channel and...

Some of those 90s cars were problematic because of how low the radiators were as much as their size, made cars prone to HGF if they even lost a little coolant. Difficult to 'burp' some of them in my limited experience too. Those low bonnet designs were as much a product of styling as a desire for l...

I can drive From mine to derby in the van and barely gets over 70 on guage. Never gets to halfway either. Do they do summer and winter stats? Having the heater on flat out is very effective at keeping temps down as it's a small radiator after all (with high air flow). I know when taking XUD's out o...

I can drive From mine to derby in the van and barely gets over 70 on guage. Never gets to halfway either.

I'm not sure. When you was with me that day I know it was cold but how long was I on phone for pulled over? 5 mins or so? It dropped from 85c to 60c with the blowers on full. I know diesels run colder but I thought that was quite a substantial drop.

So did I but I've noticed something today. It's partial drive by wire so has an element of electronic control. The temp gauge never goes above 85 and takes an age to warm up. Also cools down quickly when ticking over with heating on. It doesn't judder too bad when up to temp and it's intermittent to...

You fucking flange.