temp gauge or water pump or other?

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I have a 88 e reg fourtrack , good as gold , but for the temp gauge sometimes gets near , never in the red.
new water , antifreeze , stat , rad cap all fitted new, its normally when under load, ie towing , or 70mph plus for 30 miles ish , any ideas Unknw

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hiya chris i semed to av same prob back long n done all the same you say u av new rad cap n the likes. mine turned out to be a knackard radiator it never leaked. but when tested found it had corroded and was giving a bad flow rate. gave it a good clean out with radiator cleaner and reversed flushed it n seemed to cure my over heatin probs. with regards ..... woody

If it's a petrol engine, chec

If it's a petrol engine, check the ignition timing and vacuum advance operation. I had the two vacuum hoses swapped around so the timing retarded when it should have advanced.

The engine would idle for hours without overheating, but as soon as I tried to do 50+ the temp would start to climb.

If it's a diesel, it'll probably be the raditaor, judging by the age and everything else you've checked/replaced.