Over the last year or so, I've replaced two radiators on two seperate Rover
214's, and when I've refilled the cooling system, and made sure there's no air locks (heater working etc), the cooling fan NEVER cuts in, no matter how long you have it running!!It was exactly the same on both cars. Heater works, all pipes hot, cooling fan circuit working OK, but it never cuts in, and the car never over heated. It's like the flow of the radiator is enough to cool these cars down. I'm guessing it might be different on a boiling hot day, but I had both cars ticking over, on the forecourt for well over an hour, and both ran at exactly half way on the temp gauge, and you could easly remove the expantion bottle top, with very small build up of pressure.
I just wonder if anyone has come across this? PS. both thermostats were also replaced with the rad.
Matthew