thermostat sticking??!!
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thermostat sticking??!!
i have been having a problem when the car is cold. once it is started and begins to come up to temp-the gauge continues past 180 and goes to around 210 before settling back to 180. it doesn't do it all the time and usually just when the car is completely cold. i have done the following to troubleshoot; replaced the t-stat [twice], ensured that i don't have air in the system [letting come up to temp-once antifeeze starts to circulate, then top off]. i have also run w/o the t-stat [temp seems to stabilize around 145-150, and don't experience the problem. i don't want to damage the head by seeing this temp spike each time i drive. does anyone run w/o a t-stat? if i do this, any problems? also, i run a 4 row rad, oil cooler and elec. fan, L28, p90 head, jcr supercharger setup. any help/feedback would be greatly appreciated!
thanks...
David
1TuffZ
zccr.net
thanks...
David
1TuffZ
zccr.net
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Re: thermostat sticking??!!
G,day dont leave out the thermostat even when fully open they act as a partial restrictor to control the rate of flow of the coolant , a flow rate that is to high can reduce the amount of heat transfer. as for your current problem what about riging up a temporary mechanical temp guage to see if your gauge is correct. regards Roger
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