my 03 plate transit van cuts out on a run the temp gauge shoots up ihavechecked the waterpump no leaks and removed the thermostat

charlie, February 2011

is it fwd?if so look at the end of the camshaft-g/box side,there is a small fan belt and an auto adjuster,had a few of these breaking up,think these run the water pump,hence overheating and goes into limp home and cuts out,restarts when cooler then overheats and cuts out again,worth look good luck

cdc, February 2011