Great Way To Lower Engine Temps
06-22-2005, 02:35 PM
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My car has been pretty much overheating for a couple of weeks now, it would peak right past the thin line on the hot side of the temp gauge, then come back down. I thought the problem was maybe a clogged radiator, but when i thought about it that didnt make much sense bc the temps would stay down after they peaked. This made me think it was the thermostat, so i took it out. The car now stays just above the 2nd mark on the coolant gauge, probably about 1/6 of the way up the whole gauge, and thats in 95+ degree weather. everyone should get rid of their thermostat!
p.s. i plan on putting one in when winter rolls around so the heater will work better, but til then this thing is gonna be running cool.
p.s. i plan on putting one in when winter rolls around so the heater will work better, but til then this thing is gonna be running cool.
06-22-2005, 03:32 PM
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[quote name='vosko' date='Jun 22 2005, 02:18 PM']i would say your thermostat was bad. you should always run a tstat
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yeah i would also say it was bad, and why not go statless?
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yeah i would also say it was bad, and why not go statless?
06-22-2005, 03:49 PM
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[quote name='nopistons94' date='Jun 22 2005, 02:36 PM']In winter your going to be running WAY too cool
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[quote name='Shane.Trammell' date='Jun 22 2005, 01:35 PM']
p.s. i plan on putting one in when winter rolls around so the heater will work better, but til then this thing is gonna be running cool.
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[quote name='Shane.Trammell' date='Jun 22 2005, 01:35 PM']
p.s. i plan on putting one in when winter rolls around so the heater will work better, but til then this thing is gonna be running cool.
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06-22-2005, 03:57 PM
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[quote name='Shane.Trammell' date='Jun 22 2005, 12:32 PM']yeah i would also say it was bad, and why not go statless?
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If your car is FI, then the cooler temp can throw some of the CPU readings off, resulting in richer/leaner mixtures. More than likely, just richer.
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If your car is FI, then the cooler temp can throw some of the CPU readings off, resulting in richer/leaner mixtures. More than likely, just richer.
06-22-2005, 04:10 PM
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its not any cooler than it was when i was 30 degrees outside in january. i thought about it throwing the aws off since it takes so long to get to temp now, but i dont think that it will be a problem, especially if i get rid of the aws.
06-22-2005, 04:35 PM
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[quote name='Shane.Trammell' date='Jun 22 2005, 01:32 PM']yeah i would also say it was bad, and why not go statless?
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Have you taken a look inside the water pump housing? Well if you do you will notice that there is a hole about 1/2 in diameter. The purpose of that hole is to recirculate hot coolant back into the motor for faster warm up. The thermostat has a piece that covers that hole when it opens up and prevents that hot coolant to recirculate back into your motor. You can run without a thermostat but the hole needs to be blocked. You can use 1/2in npt blind fitting and will be fine also I would gut the thermostat and put it back in. That little bit resistance will allow your radiator to work more efficiently.
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Have you taken a look inside the water pump housing? Well if you do you will notice that there is a hole about 1/2 in diameter. The purpose of that hole is to recirculate hot coolant back into the motor for faster warm up. The thermostat has a piece that covers that hole when it opens up and prevents that hot coolant to recirculate back into your motor. You can run without a thermostat but the hole needs to be blocked. You can use 1/2in npt blind fitting and will be fine also I would gut the thermostat and put it back in. That little bit resistance will allow your radiator to work more efficiently.
06-22-2005, 04:43 PM
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[quote name='13BTNOS' date='Jun 22 2005, 03:35 PM']Have you taken a look inside the water pump housing? Well if you do you will notice that there is a hole about 1/2 in diameter. The purpose of that hole is to recirculate hot coolant back into the motor for faster warm up. The thermostat has a piece that covers that hole when it opens up and prevents that hot coolant to recirculate back into your motor. You can run without a thermostat but the hole needs to be blocked. You can use 1/2in npt blind fitting and will be fine also I would gut the thermostat and put it back in. That little bit resistance will allow your radiator to work more efficiently.
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youre talking about the negative effects being hot water recirculating making it hotter and the radiator not working as effectively, but like i said the car is running just over the second line on the cool side of the temp gauge, which is pretty low.
would the things you said cause other problems than just making it hotter than it could be?
also, i dont mind the hot water getting in there warming it up more quickly, if it didnt it would be warming up even more slowly.
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youre talking about the negative effects being hot water recirculating making it hotter and the radiator not working as effectively, but like i said the car is running just over the second line on the cool side of the temp gauge, which is pretty low.
would the things you said cause other problems than just making it hotter than it could be?
also, i dont mind the hot water getting in there warming it up more quickly, if it didnt it would be warming up even more slowly.
06-22-2005, 05:31 PM
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[quote name='Shane.Trammell' date='Jun 22 2005, 05:43 PM']youre talking about the negative effects being hot water recirculating making it hotter and the radiator not working as effectively, but like i said the car is running just over the second line on the cool side of the temp gauge, which is pretty low.
would the things you said cause other problems than just making it hotter than it could be?
also, i dont mind the hot water getting in there warming it up more quickly, if it didnt it would be warming up even more slowly.
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You are an idiot, quit tryin to reinvent the wheel and put a thermostat back in it.
Obviously someone with an engineering background in motors decided that it would be wise if your 13B FI ran at 180 degrees, so much that they programmed the ecu with that temperature in mind. What are you gaining from having your cars temp flop all over the place? Nothing.
would the things you said cause other problems than just making it hotter than it could be?
also, i dont mind the hot water getting in there warming it up more quickly, if it didnt it would be warming up even more slowly.
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You are an idiot, quit tryin to reinvent the wheel and put a thermostat back in it.
Obviously someone with an engineering background in motors decided that it would be wise if your 13B FI ran at 180 degrees, so much that they programmed the ecu with that temperature in mind. What are you gaining from having your cars temp flop all over the place? Nothing.