Is my cooling system that good? or is my thermostat gone...
#1
82 FB
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Is my cooling system that good? or is my thermostat gone...
Hey guys! Reciently got an 82 FB and after driving it for a while i've noticed that after it "warms up" the thermostat never goes above 1/4th of the gague.. no matter what...
I know the fan is attached to the engine and that helps in cooling a lot... but im begining to think that my thermostat has been disconnected... is there any way i could tell? i've honestly got no idea what to look for...
Thanks!
-TOFUDRIFTER
I know the fan is attached to the engine and that helps in cooling a lot... but im begining to think that my thermostat has been disconnected... is there any way i could tell? i've honestly got no idea what to look for...
Thanks!
-TOFUDRIFTER
#2
1st-Class Engine Janitor
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Only time my stock in-dash water temp gauge ever rises above the quarter-scale area (or even lower) is if I'm stuck in traffic for hours on a 100*-plus day, and even then I never cross half. My aftermarket oil-temp gauge shows a consistent below 170 temp unless I'm really beating on the old girl.
I did get well into the upper half during a canyon cruise earlier in the summer, but this was running full-grunt up steep grades for long periods.
Your cooling system might just be working properly.
Only two ways I know of to check if you have a thermostat installed:
1) open up the top water pump neck connection and look for it, which makes a mess.
2) from a dead-cold start, open the rad cap and see if you have rapid circulation of coolant taking place. Coolant can only circulate rapidly through the rad in a dead-cold car if the t-stat is either missing, or stuck open.
I did get well into the upper half during a canyon cruise earlier in the summer, but this was running full-grunt up steep grades for long periods.
Your cooling system might just be working properly.
Only two ways I know of to check if you have a thermostat installed:
1) open up the top water pump neck connection and look for it, which makes a mess.
2) from a dead-cold start, open the rad cap and see if you have rapid circulation of coolant taking place. Coolant can only circulate rapidly through the rad in a dead-cold car if the t-stat is either missing, or stuck open.
#6
82 FB
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haha thats friggin crazy.. i've always read rotaries overheat all the time... but dayum.. thats a good coolant system XD
Thanks!
i do have to fix my lack of an A/C compressor... and that annoying "buzzer" thats supposed to go off when i over-rev dosent go off... maybe thats a good thing, but i want it fixed anyway..
Thanks!
i do have to fix my lack of an A/C compressor... and that annoying "buzzer" thats supposed to go off when i over-rev dosent go off... maybe thats a good thing, but i want it fixed anyway..
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