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I agree. When I bought my first V4 Transit everyone told me that they overheated and as summer temperatures here usually exceed mid-40C's I have always kept the radiator serviced regularly but I also use an early opening Holden thermostat (same part no. as the Transit) which has a bleed hole as standard.baconsdozen wrote:Hello Mark and Russell,I wonder if such a daft thing is what started all the stories about v4s overheating.As we've found out the lack of a bleed hole can cause then to boil over and yet I've not seen it mentioned anywhere else .Maybe the poor old v4 got a reputation for something that wasn't really its fault.
j6393 wrote:I agree. When I bought my first V4 Transit everyone told me that they overheated and as summer temperatures here usually exceed mid-40C's I have always kept the radiator serviced regularly but I also use an early opening Holden thermostat (same part no. as the Transit) which has a bleed hole as standard.baconsdozen wrote:Hello Mark and Russell,I wonder if such a daft thing is what started all the stories about v4s overheating.As we've found out the lack of a bleed hole can cause then to boil over and yet I've not seen it mentioned anywhere else .Maybe the poor old v4 got a reputation for something that wasn't really its fault.
Even on the hottest days my Transits have never boiled.
j6393 wrote:Holdens are really an Aussie icon as one of the biggest sellers in Australia and there are still plenty of the old straight sixes around so it is still easy to buy aftermarket stuff in Australia.
However I doubt that you would be able to buy parts for them easily in UK but the size of the Transit thermostat seems to be a common one so it is just a matter of finding the right heat range for the opening temperature.
baconsdozen wrote:I had thought of going on ebay and selling just the holes for the thermostats.All you'd need is a 2mm drill to fit them.50p a box of two.
baconsdozen wrote:I had thought of going on ebay and selling just the holes for the thermostats.All you'd need is a 2mm drill to fit them.50p a box of two.
baconsdozen wrote:You can't beat holding your balls in place with a piece of wishbone shaped metal.
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