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Dodgy mechanic no.1 said he had replaced thermostat and water pump... Although funnily enough not when he did the head he decided to get it back in a few weeks lager and charge me another £300. When I mentioned the overheating he claimed it is fine to replace the 85c(which I think this is) with a 87c or whatever and that could be why it was overheating. I had the thermostat out previously and it was fine. With him saying it had been replaced I didn't check again but on the back of the 'any thermostat would do the job' comment I'll get it out again
Jw89
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Does the thermostat open up? they can get cooked when a head gasket goes, also check the cooling fan cuts in the fan thermostat in the rads are prone to failing on them.