1995 Range Rover boiling water

RICKYA

MEMBER
1995 ROVER RANGE ROVER
V8
4WD
AUTOMATIC
38,000 MILES

I have a 1995 Range Rover 4.0 SE. The water boils after 20 minutes of idle and I just had the cylinder heads rebuilt and the gaskets replaced. The temp gauge stays halfway. The mechanic says that the engine block may have to be rephased and I don't want to spend so much on the car. Can you advise what other possible causes are for the boiling water? How can I check if the blocks really have to be rephased? Thank you in advance!

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DAVE H

MECHANIC
13,384 POSTS

Check the water pump is working and have the cooling system flushed

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Tuesday, January 5th, 2010 AT 5:05 AM

PASOROBLES-JOHN

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The range rover shop in town has a procedure for every range rover that comes in with cooling issues, one of the first things they do is check the radiator.
I recently changed my head gaskets and evry other item having to do with the cooling system. After 20 minutes it would overheat, I pulled the radiator out and took it to a radiator shop, he said it was 70%plugged. I put it in and now it runs at halfway on the gauge, and doesnt go higher even in summer with ac on. Flushing radiator should be a yearly thing on a range rover.