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hi,here in nz the speed for all vehicles towing is 90km.vehicles not towing is 100km,cheers pete

hi,i had the same problems with my mistral,did everything fitted twin electic fans,no difference,did thermostat,radiator flush new anti freeze etc you name it we tried it.replaced waterpump last as all mechanics said it was ok and guess what,all fixed could tow caravan allday long up and done...

hi,the fans i put on come set from factory to go on front of radiator and push the air through towards motor,they can be mounted either side though as the blades are reversable,cheers pete

hi,ive put a couple on the front of my radiator,and run off a switch on the dash,turn them on when towing,off the rest of the time.they are just put on using the clips\ties that came with the fans.cheers pete

hi,the viscous fan coupling is part of the waterpump on the mistral,if the pumps impellors are damaged or the fan hub isnt working correctly the engine will overheat,id put money on mine being the viscous hub as it was fine with normal running and only got hot when towing.its a funny thing with...

hi,thats the sad part,it was all done through apparently reputable mechanics,the previous owners did and paid what was recomended to be done to fix the problem,i was a little luckier tho not much,in that i still spent about 800 dollars on mechanics advice fixing replacing bits\electric fans etc...

hi,well fitted two new fans to the front of radiator,no difference,fitted new waterpump and all fixed,not sure if waterpump or viscous hub was the problem but all good now,with caravan on and a 30deg day temp doesnt go much above normal on a hill,so a good end to a long and tiresome saga,thanks...

hi,mines an 82deg thermostat,not sure which ones supposed to be better,happy new year to everyone from down under(nz)

hi,i did wonder if the plastic fan could be on backwards?but not sure if this is possible.just has standard bullbar and spotlights,no other obstructions i can see,i keep sheep in the freezer(not like them aussies)lol im hoping the electric fan on the front of the ac radiator is part of the...

the saga continues,took car to radiator shop to get advise\unblocked he took one look at it and said o no not this one again,the previous owners had spent 1700 dollars trying to sort out running hot problem,leakdown tests x2 new custom built xtra heavy duty radiator at 1200 dollars they fitted...

hi all,is the aircon fan supposed to click in when the car gets hot,someone mentioned earlier in my troublsome saga that they thought the electric fan on the aircon radiator also worked at a certain temperature as a cooling fan for the engine radiator.ive just noticed mine doesnt work at all and...

hi,not losing any coolant,have 2 temp guauges the original one which sits about 5 mm below red line at normal operating temp and an in line one which shows deg.somethings up though as it never used to move from either approx 82 or just under red line on dash,now going up the slightist incline...

the mistrals still running hot,runs at about 82 deg all daylong unless you point it uphill,then climbs quickly to 100-110degs,point downhill and back to 82.removed thermostat runs at about 60deg,point uphill about 85,pass truck almost 100 again,then back to 60 once on the flat.put our small...

hi all,more bloody problems.had the fuel pump rebuilt which has fixed the fuel leak,runs remarkably better.water leak still causing grief.replaced the o ring and gasket under thermostat housing nasty job,still leaked,found a split radiator hose nice easy fix,still ran a bit hot,drained coolant...

hi,no bubbles thankfully,just finished the coolant change havent driven it yet but am starting to think maybee temp sender unit,i flushed the radiator and it was as clean as,filled it with just water and drove it for an hour,up hills ,100km areas etc it still runs up to the red line on the hills...

hi,water levels remain constant,doesnt use any,has coolant in there im about to do a coolant change though,on the coolant bottle it says that if used 50\50mix it raises the boiling temp to 137 deg.,which is why im confused as to when is it too hot,it doesnt boil but im real uncomfortable driving...

hi all,when i bought my mistral the guy said to ignore the temp guage on the dash as it didnt read properly,it has an aux guage mounted by the radio.the aux guage reads in deg celcius,nothing happens until about 82 when thermostat opens then guage stays around the 80 mark.the guage on the dash...

hi guys,does anyone no the capcity of the radiator+engineblock+heater,im going to change my coolant and need to try and work out how much i need,im probably going to run 50%coolant 50% water,any thoughts on this ratio and or which type of coolant is better.is using de mineralised water a good...

still leaking deisel and water off to a deisel specialist on monday,not going to be cheap but at least it will be fixed(fingers crossed)

well finally got it back today,what a nightmare,the water leak is fixed but turned into a major,the long bolt that goes thru the thermostat housing broke,took mechanic 4 hours to get it out and retapped etc,did a top seak kit on the pump ,got it home and its leaking worse than ever,so now its...