Am I right in assuming that on a freezing day the top radiator pipe shouldn't feel warm (near the thermostat housing) after only a minute or two of running? Thanks, Jon (SIII Petrol)
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Thermostat
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yes JD
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Bugger....
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On or around Mon, 22 Dec 2003 12:25:29 -0000, "Jon" enlightened us thusly:
thermostats are easy to change though. Does it run colder than you'd expect? this is a dead giveaway.
The top pipe (radiator end especially) should stay cold 'til the engine's up to temperature.
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The temp gauge is down a couple of mm from the halfway point that it normally rests at. I do have the electrics for an electric fan installed - but no electric fan - just a light. The engine didn't get hot enough to switch on my "virtual" fan. I'm just about (since August....) to swap over the engine for a newer one, so I'm not going to bother fitting a new thermostat to the 'old' engine. Thanks for the replies! Jon
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Thermostat is about 26p, time to do it about 30mins, not including two days to hunt down replacement bolts that were old knackered and brittle! ok maybe a little overtightened on the way back in
Its an easy job, whip the fan cowl off to make it easier.
Mark