Thermostat problems
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Thermostat problems
Ok, I have an 86 GXL that I recently replaced the water pump, and while I was at it I decided to replace the thermostat. So I did, but after the work was done, the coolant still wasn't flowing, so I thought that it must be the thermostat, so I took it off and ran the car without it. It worked just like I thought it would. The coolant run through fine and I lost HP. So now I just put my 3'rd thermostat in, because I want my HP back to normal. The coolant did not run at all. What could make it so the coolant will run without a thermostat, but with one, it won't? I have even put the old one in that worked in the first place. All the thermostats that I have put in were supposed to be self adjusting, and they have no way to adjust them.
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Yeah, at idle speed, the temp goes about 3/4 of the way up in around 10 minutes. If you rev it a little or drive it at all it goes up to there in around 3 minutes. I haven't let it go any higher.
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I hate to ask, but did you put them in the right way. I don't remember off the top of my head which end is supposed to go inward, but it makes an enormous difference. Check your manual. As for the only Mazda thermostat issue. Mazda buys their thermostats from the same manufacturer as a couple of off the shelf generics. It's kinda like only buying name brand cereal. It's the same damn stuff, just a different label. There are some brands to stay away from, but if the previously working thermostat no longer works, I bet you've got it in backwards.
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Originally posted by kristopher_d
I hate to ask, but did you put them in the right way. I don't remember off the top of my head which end is supposed to go inward, but it makes an enormous difference. Check your manual. As for the only Mazda thermostat issue. Mazda buys their thermostats from the same manufacturer as a couple of off the shelf generics. It's kinda like only buying name brand cereal. It's the same damn stuff, just a different label. There are some brands to stay away from, but if the previously working thermostat no longer works, I bet you've got it in backwards.
I hate to ask, but did you put them in the right way. I don't remember off the top of my head which end is supposed to go inward, but it makes an enormous difference. Check your manual. As for the only Mazda thermostat issue. Mazda buys their thermostats from the same manufacturer as a couple of off the shelf generics. It's kinda like only buying name brand cereal. It's the same damn stuff, just a different label. There are some brands to stay away from, but if the previously working thermostat no longer works, I bet you've got it in backwards.
The Mazda thermostat while may be made by outside vendors it is custom made in japan for the rotary motor. It is not a domestic built one that fits a dozen different cars.
You should only be using the Mazda thermostat. This has been proved over and over. Here is a thread just last week by someone that said the same exact thing as kristopher_d: http://www.teamfc3s.org/forum/showth...&threadid=2568
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Originally posted by tmd63
I put the thermostat in like Haynes told me to. The part with the springs was down. And the fan clutch does work.
I put the thermostat in like Haynes told me to. The part with the springs was down. And the fan clutch does work.
See also the Mazda Factory Service Manual at this site under How-To's/Manuals:
http://fc3s.org/
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Originally posted by kristopher_d
As for the only Mazda thermostat issue. Mazda buys their thermostats from the same manufacturer as a couple of off the shelf generics.
As for the only Mazda thermostat issue. Mazda buys their thermostats from the same manufacturer as a couple of off the shelf generics.
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Well, I couldn't find my files, so forget it and go with Mazda thermostats. Maybe I was even mistaken on the part. If I come across that file I'll post a thread, but since I don't have it, Mazda parts are safer.
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