Strykr
05-21-2010, 07:45 AM
So, as the weather has turned hotter, I was getting overheating in traffic or if I left the car idling for an extended period of time, say 15-20 minutes. As soon as I would get on the highway, temps would drop to below "normal". I bought a new thermostat and when I went to replace it, the old one was gutted so it only had the disc and o-ring, no thermostat. I put the new t-stat in, car actually runs better and I haven't overheated yet, stress yet because I haven't been in a situation to really test the fact yet but with an open t-stat, I shouldn't have been having overheating issues right? If anything, it should have just not warmed up properly. So I am looking for other possible causes, I don't think it's the water pump because I can feel coolant flowing threw the coolant hoses. I am at a loss.
Also, could someone tell me where the temp gauge needle should be and what the two little dots are towards the "hot" side of the gauge? Is this where normal engine temps are supposed to be or something?
Also, when I do overheat, my oil temps do not go way up, just the temp gauge and I'll start boiling my coolant and in extreme cases, the overflow tank will start to spray coolant out the filler cap.
Any help appreciated!!
TIA
Also, could someone tell me where the temp gauge needle should be and what the two little dots are towards the "hot" side of the gauge? Is this where normal engine temps are supposed to be or something?
Also, when I do overheat, my oil temps do not go way up, just the temp gauge and I'll start boiling my coolant and in extreme cases, the overflow tank will start to spray coolant out the filler cap.
Any help appreciated!!
TIA