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Yeah running fine and I say no longer seems to be overheating which is weird. Up until a month or so ago going up a steepish hill would blow the guage right up to nearly the top. Now doesn't seem to bothered at all.
Ok I'll leave it on tickover tomorrow until it's fully warm and see if it overheats. I can check fan switch at the same time and see if that's ok.
The IR thermometer is the cheapest I found off the shelf and over the counter, alot of the cheap ones top out at about 350 or so.
Running the car with the cap off will hopefully 'burp' out any trapped air. Hopefully not just throw out all the water, hopefully running at tickover will stop that. Am trying to remember if the diesel had a temperature guage or not, if it has keep an eye on the guage and should sit around the middle of the scale, if guage has got to about 2/3 on the scale the rad fan hasn't operated then I'd think there is an issue. But simple things first.
Stupid question is the car running alright? Sometimes mistimed diesel pumps can cause issues. But then would the car run well..