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hoochhenry
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without a thermostat the water will not overheat,,we used to do it with ford mustangs all the time in the summer when i lived in the usa
water temps
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Big_Daddy
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True say, unless you live in real hot countries then it would be an advantage
but this is britian lol
Blak_Mamber
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My car does run rich (as said by tuners) and as i only have the stock enigine temp gauge, im not sure if it is going over 90 degrees or not.
I never seem to get any heat out of my heaters, maybe after a long drive.
As said by many, should i just get a new thermostat & see if it makes any difference?
Cheers,
I never seem to get any heat out of my heaters, maybe after a long drive.
As said by many, should i just get a new thermostat & see if it makes any difference?
Cheers,
Dan3SGTE
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Rory
Lifer
My car does run rich (as said by tuners) and as i only have the stock enigine temp gauge, im not sure if it is going over 90 degrees or not.
I never seem to get any heat out of my heaters, maybe after a long drive.
As said by many, should i just get a new thermostat & see if it makes any difference?
Cheers,
Change your thermostat. Cheap and easy.
Blak_Mamber
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Rory
Lifer
Does it sound like i do need to from the explanation ive given mate??
Yep.
Once done, remember to bleed your system through.
Blak_Mamber
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starbogt
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Right people aren't getting the point.... I'm very mechanically minded and know how cooling works I it is more of the people who have had the problem with a GT as all cars can suffer different problems. I used a new thermostat as it i sn't possible to seal the GT housing without 1 as far as I can see. It runs as though the thermostat is wide open all the time it takes a long time to warm up and runs too cool to be right! but its new! I think I need to bleed the heater core as I having to rev to get it even luke arm... Just wanted an easy cure lol... Oh well back to the freezing conditions outside.
Beaker
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This may sound silly but are you putting the thermostat in the right way round.
starbogt
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No offence but have you ever taken one off a starlet? they will only fit 1 way round because of the depth of the housing! So yes its right.
Not checked the new thermostat to see if it works so I'm gonna have to get it done. Found today I have an air lock in the heater matrix but can't sort
it too easy cos me hosepipe is frozen solid! I thawed the outside tap to find the hose was rock solid so I gave up lol.
starbogt
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Will try and yes hole was at top when I put it in. When I get chance I'm gonna check all this thanks all for replies.
starbogt
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Bloody good cooling they are but fan hardly ever gets to cut in lol... which worries that it running too cool!
spuddy
Ulster Area Rep.
Yea I have worries its running far to cool, I'm not overly concerened atm because I'm about to forge but the problem will be serious when I'm trying to run in a new engine.
Must try rebleeding the system, the stats only 10 months old but may put another one in just incase.
Must try rebleeding the system, the stats only 10 months old but may put another one in just incase.
RallyStarlet
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is the 4efte thermostat the same as the standard 4efe stat? for when i go to motorfactors and order a new one? my starlet also never runs above 1/4 temp and the heaters are crap. so i think it could be this. cheers for the info guys!
weeJohn
Lifer
I have a race civic rad in mine, at this time of year, during normal driving, water temp rarely goes above the 1 third up mark, about 75 degrees on the temp guage.
They work really well, almost to well for normal use, but the car never overheats when you rag it.
Only time the fan comes on is in the summer in traffic.
They work really well, almost to well for normal use, but the car never overheats when you rag it.
Only time the fan comes on is in the summer in traffic.
Toby@ToyTuning.com
Banned - DO NOT BUY FROM TOYTUNING
As above you don't want to over do it when it comes to water cooling as it directly related to oil temperature as well, you don't want it over efficient but at the same time you don't want it under it needs to be a careful balance of the two.
I would recommend what Luke said first and test the new thermostat to see if it's doing its job as there isn't much else it can be. The water temp gauge is also only a guidance so for complete peice of mind you could test with a true gauge to see the actual figures you are getting. You want to be seeing around 80 degrees with normal driving and no more than 90 degeres when planting it.
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I would recommend what Luke said first and test the new thermostat to see if it's doing its job as there isn't much else it can be. The water temp gauge is also only a guidance so for complete peice of mind you could test with a true gauge to see the actual figures you are getting. You want to be seeing around 80 degrees with normal driving and no more than 90 degeres when planting it.
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