"Jim Yanik2" wrote:
> tim1337 <UseLinkToEmail@New & Used Cars Forums -
> AutoForumz.com> wrote in
> news:42268226$1_5@alt.athenanews.com:
>
> > Ive been getting zero heat lately, and discovered it was a
> bad
> > thermostat.
> >
> > When I go to start in the morning, the temp gauge is down as
> far as
> > the actual pointer will go. When I drive home (about 15 mins
> each
> > way), it gets all the way to the top.
> >
> > The thermostat is stuck open (no heat) so is my engine
> really
> > overheating? Or is this incorrect because of the bad stat?
>
> How do you know the TS is stuck open? If your motor is hot,you
> should get
> heat from the heater core,in the passenger compartment.If no
> heat,then the
> motor is cold.Maybe you have a bad temp sensor or Temp gauge.
>
> >
> > Also, can I drive it for 1 or 2 days like this, or will I
> kill it?
> >
>
> When my Integra thermostat failed,the car's temp gauge would
> rise at stop
> lights,then drop when the car was in motion.(open TS)
>
>
> If the TS is stuck open,all that means is that the coolant
> always
> circulates thru the radiator,and the car will take a lot
> longer to warm
> up,especially on cold days.
> If the TS is stuck -closed-,than the coolant never circulates
> thru the
> radiator,and the motor can overheat.
>
> If the car overheats,maybe the radiator fan is not
> working,that has a
> separate temp sensor.Or you could have a bad hose,where the
> inner wire coil
> has corroded and allows the hose to collapse under suction
> from the water
> pump.
> Or maybe you have a failed water pump.
>
> --
> Jim Yanik
> jyanik
> at
> kua.net
Also, how long should it take to put in?
I heard it was a simple thing, but stuff always ges wrong when I work
on vehicles.
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