Vw t5 transpoter - Vw t5 transporter - Cooling problem

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Mon 5 Feb 2018 23:25
Vw t5 transpoter - Vw t5 transporter - Cooling problem - Brian Blaker

My radiator on my T5 transporter is not getting hot and bottom hose stays cold top hose gets hot. Engine temperature gauge work's normal. Heater blows hot air .dose eny one have eny ideas? I had a coolant leak couple of weeks ago it turned out the cylinder head was cracked now I have had new head gasket and cylinder fixed new cam belt kit New water pump. As said before the radiator bottom hose is not getting hot and the radiator but the temperature gauge is working normal and the blower is working normal.

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Mon 5 Feb 2018 23:49
Vw t5 transpoter - Vw t5 transporter - Cooling problem - liammcl

Not sure of the layout of your engine/ coolant etc
but mine was the opposite, bottom hose hot and top cold. (peugeot 106)

Turned out it needed the air bleeding out...

maybe look at the bleed points?
www.vwt5forum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=391073

Cheers
Liam

Edited by liammcl on 05/02/2018 at 23:54

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Tue 6 Feb 2018 15:24
Vw t5 transpoter - Vw t5 transporter - Cooling problem - hardway

A little help here.

Year,engine size/type and fuel type?

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