Skoda Rally Blog

… as said the other day, the Ibiza has always overheated – well, not overheated, but run very hot and when used on gravel, definitely overheated – on the Sunseeker the temperature gauge was always far too high for my liking.

And I’ve just found out why!  I said I thought the radiator looked a bit small.  It is.  From the part number, it’s intended for a 1.8 Golf MkIII.  With a (maximum) 66kW engine, which equates to 90bhp, give or take.  And given that the Ibiza is generating about twice that, I think this may be why it was running hot!  Unfortunately, it looks as if the solution will be a bespoke radiator as the space available is somewhat limited by the presence of the (also necessary) oil cooler.