Thermostat removed and refilled for troubleshooting. well run no issues with higher temperature while i was filling it up without the cap open. as soon as i put the coolant cap on both light came up coolant temp and oil pressure. any idea?
Personally i think head gasket leaking while hot or head cracked that let pressure in the coolant system maybe?
Well if i wasn't in a remote area yes all car pretty much rust out. Where I'm located at the moment salt haven't been introduce to unfroze the road before 5 years ago and that car haven't see the road since 2013 so the under body is mint. couple of surface rust on the rest of the car due to scratch on the car so Nothing that sanding and a good coat of paint can't solve.
And climate depend a lot of where you are in Canada. here the temperature vary from -55C to + 38C in the warmest days. and in the winter there up to 12 foot of snow in the worst winters.
Maintenance wise I got a Jeep JK as main driver so got in the a bit of maintenance.
No Engine oil pressure and coolant temp light come on and it shut down even if i don't just idle with it. Playing with the gas pedal or not after if warn up it shutdown. that why i think thermostat. will remove it for testing when i get a chance. As its more a project car that anything probably in for a long and slow troubleshooting.
Got a car for the kid as a daily driver with a mint frame for Canada Couple of issues but really mecanically incline so pleasure to talk with you guys.
Just got a 1991 Golf with a 1.8L . Got multiple problem that I'm currently solving and the actual main one is that after about 10 minutes of idling the engine shutdown with engine temp and engine oil pressure coming on.
temperature on the gauge isn't even to the middle bottom coolant hose is cold. i suspect the thermostat but want a second opinion.
