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Old Jul 16, 2004 | 02:52 AM
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How Can You Tell If Your Thermostat Is Still Good???
i need to change my thermostat and i have a used one im planing to put in but im question is how can you tell if the used thermostat is still good???
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Old Jul 16, 2004 | 03:21 AM
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You can test it with hot water to see when it opens. Check out the FSM or Haynes manual for instructions.
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Old Jul 16, 2004 | 06:47 AM
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Yup, use a candy thermometer (or any kind of cooking thermometer that goes high enough. Put that and the thermostat in a pot of water and turn on the heat. Now you'll know the temperature that the thermostat opens.
If the water boils (212 degres F!) and the thermostat never opens, you got problems.
Good luck
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Old Jul 16, 2004 | 09:20 AM
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For the cost of a thermostat, and the damage that can be done if it doesn't open, your better off buying a new one.
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Old Jul 16, 2004 | 11:28 AM
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^^^^^yes..please buy a new one...this one could fail the next time you are on the road
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spend some money, and pick up a MAZDA t-stat, and rad cap. The aftermarket stuff has given me probs.
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Thumbs up Buy a new one!!
A brand new thermostat is lik 4 or 5 bucks!!

You can do it !!

Very easy to install as well.
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Looks like the same answers you got in the teamfc3s forum. Conspiracy or coincidence?
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Originally Posted by kc5689
A brand new thermostat is lik 4 or 5 bucks!!

You can do it !!

Very easy to install as well.
About $13 from mazdaformancefor an OEM one.
Last edited by ilike2eatricers; Jul 18, 2004 at 03:26 PM.
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and about $25 for an oem one from the dealer.
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