Thread: Thermostat Housing Plug

Just pulled out the Thermostat. Put the pan on the stove and threw in the old and new thermostat. Old opened a lot faster and about doubt if not triple the gap of the new one... So is that a good thing? Does it mean the new one is a dud or is it just a bit slower cause its newer?

Good question.
I had the same thing and went with the old.

Are the heater hoses for the cabin are still connected/haven't been messed with ????

So far so good. Just ran it for about 15 minutes and it looks like the old thermostat has opened. With the old sender in the temp gauge moved into the normal running temp and everything looking golden.

Going to take it for a test run once its cooled down a bit so i can see if i need to top up the header tank.

Moral of the story? Don't use new parts? Haha No idea. Going to need to keep looking into the thermostat thingo though cause the old one isn't looking that hot fresh.

Thanks so much for everyones help! Really needed it. If you still have some knowledge to enlighten me with in regards to that termostat thing then please continue laying it down!

Originally Posted by jboot51

Are the heater hoses for the cabin are still connected/haven't been messed with ????

Have no idea. Not even sure how the heater works as of yet, since from buying it the heater controls seem to do nothing. Fan doesn't come on or anything. Now that the car is running at normal temps i can see if the AC is working

Re-heater hoses
If you do have to disconnect the heater for some reason, the 2 heater hoses must be looped together to maintain a flow circuit or the head will overheat.