Yes, that sounds just like a stuck open thermostat. Mark
Kevin Duvernay wrote: >......... > > Now the new observations: when I am driving the temperature stays really > low, just above the white park at the bottom of the gauge. occasionally it > makes it to halfway from the white mark to the LED, but it has never > touched the LED. However, when idling and not moving the radiator fan keeps > the temps stable exactly at the LED. I have never just idled it long enough > to realize this. In conjunction with the fact that I had just replaced the > coolant I jumped to the conclusion I was overheating. In actuality, sounds > like the system is functioning fine. > > SO, Im thinking this means I either have a thermostat that is stuck open or > I have one that is rated for too low of a temperature. Is this something > that needs to be addressed immediately? Anything Im missing hear? > > Thoughts? > > Thanks again guys, I can tell this is going to be an invaluable resource as > I get started with this thing. Maybe one day I can return the favor in some > way. > |
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