Well the other day I was driving up a very steep road and my rover overheated, I pulled over before the temp gauge got to the red line (actually I pulled over before it got to the white line in front of the red line) Anyways, smoke is pouring out of my hood, and I open my door, kneel down next to the truck (which was necessary to open the hood) and go to pull the hood cable, and half the handle is missing. I can get a pretty good grip still, but it wont release anymore. I'm pretty sure the cables are in tact, but when i pull the handle it wont budge. the hood was hard to get into when the whole handle was there, but it was possible. any ideas how i get under the hood. (I can take pics of the handle if need be)
And on the overheating thing, its never overheated before, I let it sit for 20 minutes, then turned it on, turned around, and drove home. Temp gauge was right around middle the whole time. I cant get under the hood to inspect the engine though (no leak on ground). Drove it today to work and back, no problems, no loss of power, and temp gauge was sitting pretty in the middle. Water pump was replaced like a month ago, so I think its the tstat. what do you think?
Also, when I get the hood open, I think i'll be switching to hood pins. anyone have instructions on how to install, and a good place to buy hood pins.
If it makes any difference, I overheated next to a temple.
1996 D1 134,XXX miles and needs an oil, tcase, tranny, and diff fluid change. (and probably brake and power steering too, coolants new though )
And on the overheating thing, its never overheated before, I let it sit for 20 minutes, then turned it on, turned around, and drove home. Temp gauge was right around middle the whole time. I cant get under the hood to inspect the engine though (no leak on ground). Drove it today to work and back, no problems, no loss of power, and temp gauge was sitting pretty in the middle. Water pump was replaced like a month ago, so I think its the tstat. what do you think?
Also, when I get the hood open, I think i'll be switching to hood pins. anyone have instructions on how to install, and a good place to buy hood pins.
If it makes any difference, I overheated next to a temple.
1996 D1 134,XXX miles and needs an oil, tcase, tranny, and diff fluid change. (and probably brake and power steering too, coolants new though
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