is my thermostat not working right?
04-27-2006, 09:41 AM
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is my thermostat not working right?
i'm suspecting my thermostat (oem) is not fully functional because the car seems to take a longer than normal time to warm up to normal temperature. After the car is turned off for about 10-15 minutes, the temperature seems to drop too soon. But i'm not real positive if i'm just being paranoid or if i need a new thermostat. Are there ways to check besides actually taking it off and boil it? I've touched the top and bottom radiator hoses before and they both felt hot like they should be. Can the thermostat open up too soon or not soon enough?
04-27-2006, 10:03 AM
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Re: is my thermostat not working right? (dcteg5)
you may as well change it...its not expensive and its real easy to change.....I took my old one out and used a jet torch to heat it up .....it open up but I still went ahead and change it becuase its over 170K miles.....
04-27-2006, 01:12 PM
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Re: (dcteg5)
when u let your car idle does your temp gauge go to about half, then when u start to move does it drop almost to cold or close to it??
that is usually a sign of a bunk t stat
that is usually a sign of a bunk t stat
04-27-2006, 01:21 PM
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Re: (AK94GSR)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by AK94GSR »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">when u let your car idle does your temp gauge go to about half, then when u start to move does it drop almost to cold or close to it??
that is usually a sign of a bunk t stat</TD></TR></TABLE>
yea the needle goes halfway but it seems taking longer than it used to be. But it never drops once it's there (moving or not)
that is usually a sign of a bunk t stat</TD></TR></TABLE>
yea the needle goes halfway but it seems taking longer than it used to be. But it never drops once it's there (moving or not)
04-27-2006, 01:42 PM
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Re: (dcteg5)
could be a coolant problem
integra alway run on the cold side of the needle, ive never had one the opperated about half of the guage, its usually at about 3/8 of the gauge
integra alway run on the cold side of the needle, ive never had one the opperated about half of the guage, its usually at about 3/8 of the gauge
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