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just done a 15 mile trip. got home and my radiator fans wont go off
i touched the radiator and it was freezing cold all over
surely thats not right,,,

car doesnt over heat but is still staying around 75-80 on the temp gauge

i had this in the arctic -10 conditions few months ago but now its 11

seems it is only doing it since i changed my coolant system

i undid the bottom tap on the radiator to empty the system ,,,

Are you getting warm air in the cabin?
I'm thinking sticky thermostat or air lock.

heaters have been a bit poor recently, i put it down to the freezing cold weather but not its 11 degrees they still are not as good as they should be

would the thermostat be stuck open then if radiator is not getting hot ?

Do the fans go on with the ignition?

the fans were running after i had got out the car , locked it, went over other side of my street for 5 minutes and when i got back they was still running

Could be they're overcooling the radiator. Stuck relay probably.

after a 5 mile ride round , the radiator was still cold after the 5 mile ride
i took the coolant tank lid of and started to squeeze the pipe that goes into the thermostat housing...
and when i was pumping the pipe i could feel the radiator going hot all over
i did all this why the engine was still running ,,,radiator is now red hot

when the engine was cold a few hours ago, i firmly squeezed the same pipe and i could hear water as tho it was squeezing past the thermostat
think im gonna change it 2moro and see how it goes
for the price of a thermostat its worth doing