JackMac
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Well, the other option is bad water pump. Something is preventing the coolant from circulating.
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Sure- they can be defective and bind closed. Make sure you use a genuine Land Rover thermostat and not a Stant from Autozone. Also make sure you pay super close attention to the correct orientation of the thermostat in the housing. It's possible that yours was put in backwards -- I've seen that a few times over the years with the same results you describe.The thermostat go out that quick on these? I just replaced it about 15k ago.
Well it is appearing there is a bigger problem other than the thermostat. I noticed water and coolant pouring from behind the motor. I pulled the skid plate and had a look, well it appears to be coming from the bell housing. So I pulled the torque and flywheel inspection plug and the housing was covered in oil and water/coolant. I am at a complete lost now. I could understand the oil but the water. I didn't think the cooling jacket went that far down to were if a seal was broken it would leak into the housing.