fat86s
7th August 2006, 09:02 PM
jus wondering wer the thermostat should be located???
Mine is currently between the top hose of the radiator and the block and is more or less level (if anything, a poofteenth higher) than the radiator. Its always been like this ever since i got the car off the old owner but this is the first time i flushed the radiator and changed the coolant. My car seems to be having sum wierd heating problem ever since. It seems lyk there is an air pocket in my system which is playin with when my thermostat opens;
e.g. 1: my microtech dash reads 90degrees (the sensor is on the back of the block) but im able to walk up n touch the radiator and the water with out burning myself..
e.g. 2: If i drive it the temp will go up a fair bit (90 or so) and then randomly drop back down to normal operating temp.
Im thinking because of the position of my thermostat and it being more or less level or the highest point, any air pocket in the system is rising straight there, playing around with it. (The thermostat is fine, it brand new and i re-tested it before i put it in)
Its definently something to do with the thermostat because i took it out on saturday and i have been runnin my car without it since. I gave it a beating and temp was still ok.
What temps should the sensor on the back of the block reach?
What do you guys think? any help would be awesome.. If some1 has pics of the GZE's that'l be tops too
Thanks,
Danny
Mine is currently between the top hose of the radiator and the block and is more or less level (if anything, a poofteenth higher) than the radiator. Its always been like this ever since i got the car off the old owner but this is the first time i flushed the radiator and changed the coolant. My car seems to be having sum wierd heating problem ever since. It seems lyk there is an air pocket in my system which is playin with when my thermostat opens;
e.g. 1: my microtech dash reads 90degrees (the sensor is on the back of the block) but im able to walk up n touch the radiator and the water with out burning myself..
e.g. 2: If i drive it the temp will go up a fair bit (90 or so) and then randomly drop back down to normal operating temp.
Im thinking because of the position of my thermostat and it being more or less level or the highest point, any air pocket in the system is rising straight there, playing around with it. (The thermostat is fine, it brand new and i re-tested it before i put it in)
Its definently something to do with the thermostat because i took it out on saturday and i have been runnin my car without it since. I gave it a beating and temp was still ok.
What temps should the sensor on the back of the block reach?
What do you guys think? any help would be awesome.. If some1 has pics of the GZE's that'l be tops too
Thanks,
Danny