Amazing information Adrian, thank you.
What is quite frustrating is that I replaced the alternator and the dipstick bellows not long ago and had it half apart then. Such is life.
I live in a very hilly area and I think my main problem is that she isn't cooling down after getting hot. Down hill she is around 100C, on the flat around 110C and going up hill she gets to just over 120C. If going up hill and then on a long flat, the temperate doesn't go down again. The only way I can get the temp to drop is pull over, turn her off and brew a cup of tea and wait.
Also a big thank you for the 7 bullet points too. #5 would be something for me to test.
What is quite frustrating is that I replaced the alternator and the dipstick bellows not long ago and had it half apart then. Such is life.
I live in a very hilly area and I think my main problem is that she isn't cooling down after getting hot. Down hill she is around 100C, on the flat around 110C and going up hill she gets to just over 120C. If going up hill and then on a long flat, the temperate doesn't go down again. The only way I can get the temp to drop is pull over, turn her off and brew a cup of tea and wait.
Also a big thank you for the 7 bullet points too. #5 would be something for me to test.