nomore!.....86 pulsar.....yesterday i had the thermostat taken off....not only that but i fixed the fan so it stays on all the time.....i kno that'll shorten the life of the fan.....but i'd rather buy a new fan than a engine anyday..... ...uh...it'll still do alrite w/o the thermostat rite??
nomore!.....86 pulsar.....yesterday i had the thermostat taken off....not only that but i fixed the fan so it stays on all the time.....i kno that'll shorten the life of the fan.....but i'd rather buy a new fan than a engine anyday..... ...uh...it'll still do alrite w/o the thermostat rite??
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if your engine never warms up high enough you'll suffer horrible gas mileage. And if you ever need to use your heater...well lets just say you'd be warmer walking. trust me on that one..story time...
my 70chevy...last winter i was coming home from visiting my then fiance, it was 15 below zero and my 165 thermostat (which doesnt do good for heater to begin with) stuck open....so for 3 hours i was freezing my ass off with maybe a 20 degrees inside the car. i even put cardboard in the radiator half way through the trip and it did no good. now i doubt you'll ever see that cold with your car but you see what i'm getting at.
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if your engine never warms up high enough you'll suffer horrible gas mileage. And if you ever need to use your heater...well lets just say you'd be warmer walking. trust me on that one..story time...
my 70chevy...last winter i was coming home from visiting my then fiance, it was 15 below zero and my 165 thermostat (which doesnt do good for heater to begin with) stuck open....so for 3 hours i was freezing my ass off with maybe a 20 degrees inside the car. i even put cardboard in the radiator half way through the trip and it did no good. now i doubt you'll ever see that cold with your car but you see what i'm getting at.
alrite....so what would you suggest i shud do....oh yea and can you clarify on the low gas mileage part??......here in so cal prices are soo high.....
Put a 180-degree thermostat back in. Without it, the car will not warm up at all, and that is vital for all the sensors to tell the ECM how to modulate fuel delivery. Your ECM will tell the carb to run full-rich all the time, and there goes your mileage.
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Put a 180-degree thermostat back in. Without it, the car will not warm up at all, and that is vital for all the sensors to tell the ECM how to modulate fuel delivery. Your ECM will tell the carb to run full-rich all the time, and there goes your mileage.
thx alot r_t.....u probably saved me alot of gas $$$.....does it have to be a 180-degree?.....if not....what would the different degree thermo's do?
Why was the car overheating in the first place? You should solve that problem first. Was it a bad 'stat? If so, replace it. Yeah those carbs suck when they are running rich, although money-wise its not much, they sip gas compared to most cars. Mickey Mouse fixes are no way to go, do it right.
those engine need the thermo if you dont want to the head gasket to blow ... trust me ... with air in the system and without pressure the head will get hot spots and run like shit till the the HG blow. Fix that up very soon !!
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those engine need the thermo if you dont want to the head gasket to blow ... trust me ... with air in the system and without pressure the head will get hot spots and run like shit till the the HG blow. Fix that up very soon !!
well the engine doesn't heat at all (at least that's wat the heat dial shows).......so i'm seeing how much my mileage is affected.....i talked to my auto shop teacher nd he said only like racing import dudes take off the thermo.......but i'ma check my water pump nd my radiator to see if it's dirty on the inside or w/e.........if u guys can think of anything else it can be juss tell me plz...........
If the thermostat being out makes the car run cool or at the right temperature, then the bad thermostat is the problem, if you put a new thermostat in and it still overheats/ runs hot, you need a new radiator. Don't flush it or wast money having it rodded out, just get anew one and save yourself the grief of replacing the headgasket.
Runing the engine too cold will contaminate the oil, and make the engine run poorly.
If the thermostat being out makes the car run cool or at the right temperature, then the bad thermostat is the problem, if you put a new thermostat in and it still overheats/ runs hot, you need a new radiator. Don't flush it or wast money having it rodded out, just get anew one and save yourself the grief of replacing the headgasket.
Runing the engine too cold will contaminate the oil, and make the engine run poorly.
yeee.....thx....i'm probably gonna try doin that....(gettin another thermo nd seein if it makes a diff)
Put a 180-degree thermostat back in. Without it, the car will not warm up at all, and that is vital for all the sensors to tell the ECM how to modulate fuel delivery. Your ECM will tell the carb to run full-rich all the time, and there goes your mileage.
I just put a new t-stat in yesterday, it was $5.50 and the gasket was $.98....
OVERHEATING
...uh...it'll still do alrite w/o the thermostat rite??
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