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[Dan]

Sounds OK, after about 5 minutes the thermostat should have opened and the hose should be getting to the point of being uncomfortable to touch.

So why don't you have a temperature gauge?

[its_courts28]

So what would you do? I'm not sure why I don't have one. I've been driving a month tomorrow on provisional insurance. I haven't changed anything like that so it mustn't have had one

[Dan]

I'd check that the valve is actually open even if the cable is in the right position for it to be open.

There should be a temperature gauge in the instrument pack, if it isn't there you must have a dirty great big empty space there.

[its_courts28]

I said at the beginning its had new valve, matrix, thermostat...

[sonikk4]

The stat could still be faulty from new.

Your car will have a temperature gauge. Being a Mayfair do you have the three dial pod in front of the steering wheel?? Speedo, rev counter then fuel and temp gauge in the last one.

Even the centre binnacle type with the three dials should have a temperature gauge unless of course your has been modified???

My clubman has the two dial dash in front of the steering wheel and the temperature gauge is on the right hand side of the right hand dial / pod.

[its_courts28]

The stat could still be faulty from new.

Your car will have a temperature gauge. Being a Mayfair do you have the three dial pod in front of the steering wheel?? Speedo, rev counter then fuel and temp gauge in the last one.

Even the centre binnacle type with the three dials should have a temperature gauge unless of course your has been modified???

My clubman has the two dial dash in front of the steering wheel and the temperature gauge is on the right hand side of the right hand dial / pod.

Yeah that's the one I've got, never noticed the temperature gauge before

[mini-luke]

Does it get hot on the gauge then?

[its_courts28]

It hasn't got a wire for some reason, never noticed the gauge so I never realized there was no wire

[sonikk4]

Get that hooked up and working so at least you can see what the engine temp is like.

[Kam]

It hasn't got a wire for some reason, never noticed the gauge so I never realized there was no wire

The back of the gauge hasn't got a wire attached?

Can you check to see if there is a wire in the engine bay attached to the engine block where the engine temp sensor is, I forget where it is but someone here will know!

[its_courts28]

It hasn't got a wire for some reason, never noticed the gauge so I never realized there was no wire

The back of the gauge hasn't got a wire attached?

Can you check to see if there is a wire in the engine bay attached to the engine block where the engine temp sensor is, I forget where it is but someone here will know!

My dad had a look and there's nothing, it was like it never existed. I definitely got an abuse mini

[Carlos W]

The problem with minis is, for a long time before they became classics they were cheap for people on tight budgets, therefore they were repaired on the cheap sometimes badly!

[Dan]

Green/blue wire, should be at the right hand side of the head under the top hose, attached to a brass sensor. If not there it should be found emerging from the end of the wiring loom near the alternator wiring.

[its_courts28]

The problem with minis is, for a long time before they became classics they were cheap for people on tight budgets, therefore they were repaired on the cheap sometimes badly!

Dad was telling me he got a clubman for £25 earlier!

[its_courts28]

Green/blue wire, should be at the right hand side of the head under the top hose, attached to a brass sensor. If not there it should be found emerging from the end of the wiring loom near the alternator wiring.

Okay I will have a look for that tomorrow thank you