wes_mantooth
Posts: 17,977
Jul 3, 2011 8:44am
Last night my car overheated so instantly I figured it was thermostat that got stuck closed. I didn't feel like pissing with it because it was late so I let it sit till this morning when it was a little cooler to work on things. Anyhow, I picked up a thermostat and was going to change it out this today.
So I decide to double check this morning...so I start up the car and run it for about 20 mins.....nothing. Never raised above normal in temperature at all. I check the hoses....and they are both warm...as they should be. So my question is, can a thermostat get stuck and then become unstuck?
Bonus question: should I just go ahead and change it out if it is possible...because it is likely to happen again?
So I decide to double check this morning...so I start up the car and run it for about 20 mins.....nothing. Never raised above normal in temperature at all. I check the hoses....and they are both warm...as they should be. So my question is, can a thermostat get stuck and then become unstuck?
Bonus question: should I just go ahead and change it out if it is possible...because it is likely to happen again?
bases_loaded
Posts: 6,912
Jul 3, 2011 9:10am
wes_mantooth;820459 wrote:Last night my car overheated so instantly I figured it was thermostat that got stuck closed. I didn't feel like pissing with it because it was late so I let it sit till this morning when it was a little cooler to work on things. Anyhow, I picked up a thermostat and was going to change it out this today.
So I decide to double check this morning...so I start up the car and run it for about 20 mins.....nothing. Never raised above normal in temperature at all. I check the hoses....and they are both warm...as they should be. So my question is, can a thermostat get stuck and then become unstuck?
Bonus question: should I just go ahead and change it out if it is possible...because it is likely to happen again?
Bang the store managers daughters
wes_mantooth
Posts: 17,977
Jul 3, 2011 9:13am
bases_loaded;820463 wrote:Bang the store managers daughters
tried that...and the son as well. Still won't work.
ytownfootball
Posts: 6,978
Jul 3, 2011 11:03am
Thermostat is the cheapest attempt at a quick fix, so if you can change it easily do it.
Just went through overheating issues for the last couple weeks, ended up being a radiator swap, still an easy fix but more expensive. Might need to check your coolant potency too.
Just went through overheating issues for the last couple weeks, ended up being a radiator swap, still an easy fix but more expensive. Might need to check your coolant potency too.
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oletiger
Posts: 166
Jul 3, 2011 12:44pm
Who upper decked the over flow bottle?
THE4RINGZ
Posts: 16,816
Jul 3, 2011 12:56pm
I have fucked over a hundred thermostats hotter than that one.
said_aouita
Posts: 8,532
Jul 3, 2011 2:00pm
We can offer more sarcastic comments if we knew the make and model of the car.
hoops23
Posts: 15,696
Jul 3, 2011 2:11pm
said_aouita;820571 wrote:We can offer more sarcastic comments if we knew the make and model of the car.
Here's a picture of Mantooth next to the vehicle in question.
wes_mantooth
Posts: 17,977
Jul 3, 2011 2:40pm
Haha....fuck you guys, I fixed it without your douchebaggery!