thermostat?
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how do you gut it??? i heard that you can gut it so it holds back a little bit but is still flowing?? cause i think mines is getting stuck right now....
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If you stare at it, you'll see that it's supported by two "legs" on the top and the bottom.  Get a pair of wire cutters and cut all four of them.  The center core should fall out.  Put the flange back into the thermostat housing...
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That's it!  That's how you "core" a stock thermostat.  You just end up with the metal flange on the outside.
The other option way is to drill holes around that metal flange, but I've found it's a major pain in the *** to do that!
BTW, my thermostat has been cored like that, and I've been running it in my car for the past year or so.  Yes, the car runs too cold sometimes, but once it warms up to operating temp, it never goes below 180F, unless ambient temps are stupid low like under 40F.
Why did I do that?  I had an overheating problem, and I didn't have another replacement at 1AM in the morning...
I never bothered to replace it since...
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The other option way is to drill holes around that metal flange, but I've found it's a major pain in the *** to do that!
BTW, my thermostat has been cored like that, and I've been running it in my car for the past year or so.  Yes, the car runs too cold sometimes, but once it warms up to operating temp, it never goes below 180F, unless ambient temps are stupid low like under 40F.
Why did I do that?  I had an overheating problem, and I didn't have another replacement at 1AM in the morning...
I never bothered to replace it since...
-Ted
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Re: thermostat?
Originally posted by MazdaRx7Power
how do you gut it??? i heard that you can gut it so it holds back a little bit but is still flowing?? cause i think mines is getting stuck right now....
how do you gut it??? i heard that you can gut it so it holds back a little bit but is still flowing?? cause i think mines is getting stuck right now....
Ted, you're a lazy bastard!
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You know what's funny...  I actually have a stock Mazda thermostat sitting in the box on my desk...
Hell, Vegas just started hitting 90's again - no need for a thermostat!
-Ted
Hell, Vegas just started hitting 90's again - no need for a thermostat!
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Originally posted by MazdaRx7Power
yeah i'm in florida so i should be good right? i just cut it and the temp didnt pass 1/4... thats also ok right??
yeah i'm in florida so i should be good right? i just cut it and the temp didnt pass 1/4... thats also ok right??
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Originally posted by blu_gxl
i've gone to an e-fan and realy don't need my thmostat exept for the housing would it be better to just gut it?
i've gone to an e-fan and realy don't need my thmostat exept for the housing would it be better to just gut it?
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