Overheating Engine FIX! Ford XLD 1800 canal boat engine SORTED!
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- Overheating engine FIX!!!! As you know my canal boat has had an overheating engine! Well I have now fixed it!
My engine is a Ford XLD 1800 with a missing thermostat! Turns out when these engines are converted to marine use they often have the thermostat removed. Anyway I can' t actually believe it was such a simple fix for this overheating engine!
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Well who would have guess that the cause of this overheating engine was something as simple as this?!
Mark Marple solves the mystery! A really good vlog. Some logical thinking and process of elimination and bingo - problem solved and fixed!
Haha thank you Matthew :-) I was quite pleased with myself on this one! Thanks for watching. Take care, Mark
Well done for solving your problem Mark.
All interesting stuff. I'm no mechanic, but sometimes a logical think-through, and a little patience does pay off, as you’ve shown. Life is an ongoing learning curve.
Thanks Richard. Appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment. Every day's a school day as they say! Take care, Mark
First time watching you and I found it very watchable and fascinating. Perhaps you should do a series of "How To" vlogs.
Thank you for watching and your kind comment :-) I'm afraid I am certainly no expert so I think a "how to" series might not be the best idea haha. Although I could probably do a series entitled "bodge jobs"! Take care, Mark
Logical reasoning and investigation leads to success! I have two of these engines- mine are raw water cooled, I have had one turning but the other is seized due to previous owner not draining down properly 😢
Hi Mark... well done on the detective work there... my concern now is that the hard copper pipe was burying itself into the soft plastic/rubber side wall of the hose and may now have caused a dent/tear on the inside which could pop and cause a leak... I think a new piece of pipe is in order.... thanks for sharing and keep safe until the next one...
Thanks for watching Mike and taking the time to comment. I think actually that is quite a good point you raise! Probably worth ordering just to be on the safe side. Take care, Mark
Gday, nice fix and I agree that your coolant line is to small for that motor. A plumbing supplier will be able to fix you up with tails that will fit the threads but have a larger diameter tail and tea so you can replace the lines with a larger one. I had to do that on my motor and it made a bit difference. Most of the time on a cut it probably won't matter but if you going against the flow on a river you could cook it.
Well Done Mark!! New series - Diagnosis Motor!! You must feel a hint of smug after that! I think it was my avid tea drinking in tha background that helped *cough* LOL Be safe and be well
Thank you Sean, I certainly couldn't have done it without your tea drinking! Haha take care, Mark
Good job not always easy to find the cause, some good detection work.😀
Thank you Paul, much appreciated! Take care, Mark
Glad it’s fixed 😁 on the bright side created two great Bloggs
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Every cloud hey! Haha Thanks for watching. Take care, Mark
That is great news Mark, am glad you got it sorted 👍 😀 brilliant!! You can get back to happy crusing now ☺
Thanks guys! I am rather please with myself haha. Thanks for watching. Take care, Mark
Well done how good do you feel?
Feeling pretty pleased with myself! haha Thanks for watching. Take care, Mark
Greetings , Well done!! Mark That's using your head.
nice one buddy. i cant help thinking "is'nt that brass pipe a little restrictive for a 1800cc engine" . its kind of like cooling your engine though a drinking straw??.
Hi Steve, thanks for watching. Yes I think it is too! Sure there is a better solution for the t junction connector thingy! Take care, Mark
The skinny hoses are bleed hoses to allow any trapped air to make its way to the top of the system and do not really play a part in cooling when running.
@@philelliott5327 thanks :-)
So the fact one was blocked could this have caused an air lock in the system?
@@lifeafloat5450 i thought it kinda looked like the heater hose on a car , has it came of where the water pump goes . my bad .glad its sorted anyway.
@@stevecooper8461 it went from the heat exchange unit to the thermostat housing. The smallest part off of the t piece I think went to the water pump but I didn't removed it to know for sure. It went in that general direction anyway!
I think you need a new T junction that one's to restrictive running a big engine. The wider the better buddy. I know you've sorted now but you will get a water pressure build up. Great vid bud.
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Yes I was thinking it's very narrow, I will look into replacements :-) All the best mate, Mark
Glad your now sorted good job. 👍
Cheers Mark! Take care, Mark
Congratulations !! I think the bore of the pipes is too narrow for the job though - I'd put the thermostat back in and use an inhibitor in the tank even if its just the stuff they put in domestic central heating
Cheers Trev :-) I have put some anti-freeze in that also has a corrosion inhibitor so hopefully that will help a bit. I am just waiting to hear back from Lancing Marine (they convert these engines for marine use) about the thermostat because I have noticed a couple of snipped wires not far from the thermostat housing and also an electrical plug at the bottom of the thermostat housing with nothing plugged into it! So I wonder if it was purposely removed when converted? Thanks for watching. Take care, Mark
Haloo,,,,saya kesusahan buat cari part ford xld 418 ini
Apakah saya bisa dapatkan part ford ini?
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Cheers Mick!