Is the super stant the one to go with? on one of the links, the part number is 3057761 but no brand for that number?
This is a 2003 95 turbo and I have found that the temp gauge will only go up a !/4 of the way. I would think the stat is the problem?
Thanks,
Dennis
Must be that time of year for these to fail. I have the same problem. I just had the coolant flushed 9000 miles ago. Any reason I can't drain just a little to change the t-stat and put it back in when done?
Must be that time of year for these to fail. I have the same problem. I just had the coolant flushed 9000 miles ago. Any reason I can't drain just a little to change the t-stat and put it back in when done?
Its not necessarily the time of year that they fail, but you finally notice its failed since it so cold out. And you can def just drain some out and reuse it. Just make sure you are using a nice clean pan to drain the coolant into.
looking at the WIS instructions you will need to drain some of the fluid or you are going to get wet!
Also the WIS states to use Vasoline on the rubber o-ring for the thermostat. Is this correct? I use the regular household Vasoline for this? Funny I always thought Vasoline was bad for rubber. I guess i was wrong?
Yah, thats odd they say to use vasoline. I was also under the impression that vasoline was bad for rubber. (stuff you learn in sex-ed class ) Personally, I use a synthetic grease on my o-rings. (that sounds dirty now that I mentioned sex-ed class ;oops: )
I sucked all the fluid out of the reservoir and the lower hose that goes to the engine. While it was sucking, I squeezed the upper hose until it sounded like there was no more fluid in that line. After doing this, I lost almost no coolant after disconnecting the upper hose and popping the thermostat off.
Trying to burp an engine with an ambient temp of 9 isn't easy. I drove the car around for quite a while, then idled in the garage for what seamed like an eternity. The temp gauge never went above half and the fans never came on once.
Trying to burp an engine with an ambient temp of 9 isn't easy. I drove the car around for quite a while, then idled in the garage for what seamed like an eternity. The temp gauge never went above half and the fans never came on once.
Hmmmm, it sounds like the thermostat might be jammed open. I cant think of what else would cause this since air in the system would likely result in overheating. Its possible you got a faulty unit or something came loose in the system and got stuck in the stat. I would take it out and put it in a pot of water on the stove with a thermometer to record what temp it opens at.
Assuming you have the 89C 'stat it sounds like its operating properly. Thats what I have and no problems getting to normal operating temp and full heat in a matter of minutes even in the -20F temps we have been having. I may have been confused by your other post though...... the temp gauge does make it half way?
I wonder how much would spill out. The owner just Said I could pull it in the warehouse and change it since it is cold But I would have less than an hour and would have to be fast...might be better just to wait.
I wonder how much would spill out. The owner just Said I could pull it in the warehouse and change it since it is cold But I would have less than an hour and would have to be fast...might be better just to wait.
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