View Single Post
  #5  
Old 02-23-2015, 09:57 PM
Skippy Skippy is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Carson City, NV
Posts: 3,869
Quote:
Originally Posted by pj67coll View Post
Random erratic temperature needle fluctuations don't sound like an actual cooling problem but more like an electrical problem. How often did you check your fluid levels before you found no water in the engine? By that I mean could it have been in need of coolant for a long time and you finally noticed it when the temperature spiked or was it a fairly sudden coolant loss?

Since that incident how often have you been checking the coolant level and how much have you had to add?


- Peter.
Bingo. Start with answering those questions and we will have a better idea of what the problem may be.
__________________
Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.
Reply With Quote