Calibra DTM Turbo

[trev150]

Well this car may not be new to the forum, but it is new to me.

Presenting my Calibra DTM Turbo





After 300 miles it is now at its new home...

[kirsty]

very nice hun any plans for it

[trev150]

Going for a full but standard restoration. There are a few mechanical jobs that require attention first; these will be done over winter.
After that it will be all eyes on the bodywork.

[rich30mex]

Nice one mate

[Allys Cally]

finally off-loaded that lemon then
















only kidding Trev welcome back to the fold

[craigyboy]

Well done mate

[trev150]

finally off-loaded that lemon then

I was thinking that at one point because the temp gauge didn't drop below 100 for the entire journey and the fan never kicked in???

That'll be the first job then... "Its part of the joys of running an old car" is what I told the mrs but she didn't buy it...

[Callyman]

Best of luck with it.

Look forward to seeing it in the flesh.

[SAMARAI]

Great stuff mate. You've picked the best colour cali too

Mine plays between 90 and 95 on the scale.. where abouts is the temp sender?

[v6 steve]

Nice one Allan glad its stayed in the club good luck with the it and keep us updated iv got a wee soft spot for that car

[ytsrik]

Nice one mate it will be fun when we put them together you won't be able to tell them apart! I was going to keep mine standard when I got it but you know the score small tweak here small tweak there then you end up skint! But Still smiling!

[trev150]

Well I took the thermostat out today to check its operation and it appears to work fine but it has 82c written on the base of it. I am guessing this will explain its low running temp normally.

What I did notice was when squeezing the top rad hose I could hear air being expelled and when I let go it would suck air back in. I traced this back to the coolant bottle area so it could be a pipe, the bottle or the cap that is leaking. This lack of pressure I hope is explaining the higher running temp.

It starting raining before I had chance to look at the fan.

Can someone tell me what fuse it is cos I'm not sure?

Thanks,

[Teejay]

Happy days - look forward to the progress



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[trev150]

No its not lost any water which I find odd.

Today when I took it out the temperature when from cold to the RED line in about 2 mins so I quickly turned around and headed home then 30s later the temperature dropped down to 95 and just as I pulled on to the driveway it dropped back down to COLD.

I'm missing something here?

Maybe faulty temperature sender?

[v6 steve]

sounds like a sticky thermostat