Thermostat Stuck OPEN?
 

The most recent starting cycles have shown a very slow warm up of my motor.
Last night, and this morning, the needle did not even approach midscale
until after I had been on the freeway for several miles. I live two miles
from the freeway onramp, and my temp is normally to midscale before I get
there. Today, the scale was only about half way between stone cold and
midscale, and perhaps below (colder) than that. I got onto the freeway, and
the needle remained pretty much stuck in place for more than 5 miles, then
it suddenly began to move to midscale. Once it started going, it went to its
normal reading.

My inclination is that the tstat is stuck open. Any other thoughts?

Re: Thermostat Stuck OPEN?
 

Correct.
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Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> The most recent starting cycles have shown a very slow warm up of my motor.
> Last night, and this morning, the needle did not even approach midscale
> until after I had been on the freeway for several miles. I live two miles
> from the freeway onramp, and my temp is normally to midscale before I get
> there. Today, the scale was only about half way between stone cold and
> midscale, and perhaps below (colder) than that. I got onto the freeway, and
> the needle remained pretty much stuck in place for more than 5 miles, then
> it suddenly began to move to midscale. Once it started going, it went to its
> normal reading.
>
> My inclination is that the tstat is stuck open. Any other thoughts?

Re: Thermostat Stuck OPEN?
 

Correct.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> The most recent starting cycles have shown a very slow warm up of my motor.
> Last night, and this morning, the needle did not even approach midscale
> until after I had been on the freeway for several miles. I live two miles
> from the freeway onramp, and my temp is normally to midscale before I get
> there. Today, the scale was only about half way between stone cold and
> midscale, and perhaps below (colder) than that. I got onto the freeway, and
> the needle remained pretty much stuck in place for more than 5 miles, then
> it suddenly began to move to midscale. Once it started going, it went to its
> normal reading.
>
> My inclination is that the tstat is stuck open. Any other thoughts?

Re: Thermostat Stuck OPEN?
 

Correct.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> The most recent starting cycles have shown a very slow warm up of my motor.
> Last night, and this morning, the needle did not even approach midscale
> until after I had been on the freeway for several miles. I live two miles
> from the freeway onramp, and my temp is normally to midscale before I get
> there. Today, the scale was only about half way between stone cold and
> midscale, and perhaps below (colder) than that. I got onto the freeway, and
> the needle remained pretty much stuck in place for more than 5 miles, then
> it suddenly began to move to midscale. Once it started going, it went to its
> normal reading.
>
> My inclination is that the tstat is stuck open. Any other thoughts?

Re: Thermostat Stuck OPEN?
 

your radiator may be low on water.
old john

"Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote in message
news:10q7bjrf5ru833b@corp.supernews.com...
> The most recent starting cycles have shown a very slow warm up of my
motor.
> Last night, and this morning, the needle did not even approach midscale
> until after I had been on the freeway for several miles. I live two miles
> from the freeway onramp, and my temp is normally to midscale before I get
> there. Today, the scale was only about half way between stone cold and
> midscale, and perhaps below (colder) than that. I got onto the freeway,
and
> the needle remained pretty much stuck in place for more than 5 miles, then
> it suddenly began to move to midscale. Once it started going, it went to
its
> normal reading.
>
> My inclination is that the tstat is stuck open. Any other thoughts?
>
>
>
>
>

Re: Thermostat Stuck OPEN?
 

your radiator may be low on water.
old john

"Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote in message
news:10q7bjrf5ru833b@corp.supernews.com...
> The most recent starting cycles have shown a very slow warm up of my
motor.
> Last night, and this morning, the needle did not even approach midscale
> until after I had been on the freeway for several miles. I live two miles
> from the freeway onramp, and my temp is normally to midscale before I get
> there. Today, the scale was only about half way between stone cold and
> midscale, and perhaps below (colder) than that. I got onto the freeway,
and
> the needle remained pretty much stuck in place for more than 5 miles, then
> it suddenly began to move to midscale. Once it started going, it went to
its
> normal reading.
>
> My inclination is that the tstat is stuck open. Any other thoughts?
>
>
>
>
>

Re: Thermostat Stuck OPEN?
 

your radiator may be low on water.
old john

"Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote in message
news:10q7bjrf5ru833b@corp.supernews.com...
> The most recent starting cycles have shown a very slow warm up of my
motor.
> Last night, and this morning, the needle did not even approach midscale
> until after I had been on the freeway for several miles. I live two miles
> from the freeway onramp, and my temp is normally to midscale before I get
> there. Today, the scale was only about half way between stone cold and
> midscale, and perhaps below (colder) than that. I got onto the freeway,
and
> the needle remained pretty much stuck in place for more than 5 miles, then
> it suddenly began to move to midscale. Once it started going, it went to
its
> normal reading.
>
> My inclination is that the tstat is stuck open. Any other thoughts?
>
>
>
>
>

Re: Thermostat Stuck OPEN?
 

I have a'97 TJ and my thermestat failed "open" Better than failing "closed".

Jimmy
"Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote in message
news:10q7bjrf5ru833b@corp.supernews.com...
> The most recent starting cycles have shown a very slow warm up of my
> motor.
> Last night, and this morning, the needle did not even approach midscale
> until after I had been on the freeway for several miles. I live two miles
> from the freeway onramp, and my temp is normally to midscale before I get
> there. Today, the scale was only about half way between stone cold and
> midscale, and perhaps below (colder) than that. I got onto the freeway,
> and
> the needle remained pretty much stuck in place for more than 5 miles, then
> it suddenly began to move to midscale. Once it started going, it went to
> its
> normal reading.
>
> My inclination is that the tstat is stuck open. Any other thoughts?
>
>
>
>
>

Re: Thermostat Stuck OPEN?
 

I have a'97 TJ and my thermestat failed "open" Better than failing "closed".

Jimmy
"Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote in message
news:10q7bjrf5ru833b@corp.supernews.com...
> The most recent starting cycles have shown a very slow warm up of my
> motor.
> Last night, and this morning, the needle did not even approach midscale
> until after I had been on the freeway for several miles. I live two miles
> from the freeway onramp, and my temp is normally to midscale before I get
> there. Today, the scale was only about half way between stone cold and
> midscale, and perhaps below (colder) than that. I got onto the freeway,
> and
> the needle remained pretty much stuck in place for more than 5 miles, then
> it suddenly began to move to midscale. Once it started going, it went to
> its
> normal reading.
>
> My inclination is that the tstat is stuck open. Any other thoughts?
>
>
>
>
>

Re: Thermostat Stuck OPEN?
 

I have a'97 TJ and my thermestat failed "open" Better than failing "closed".

Jimmy
"Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote in message
news:10q7bjrf5ru833b@corp.supernews.com...
> The most recent starting cycles have shown a very slow warm up of my
> motor.
> Last night, and this morning, the needle did not even approach midscale
> until after I had been on the freeway for several miles. I live two miles
> from the freeway onramp, and my temp is normally to midscale before I get
> there. Today, the scale was only about half way between stone cold and
> midscale, and perhaps below (colder) than that. I got onto the freeway,
> and
> the needle remained pretty much stuck in place for more than 5 miles, then
> it suddenly began to move to midscale. Once it started going, it went to
> its
> normal reading.
>
> My inclination is that the tstat is stuck open. Any other thoughts?
>
>
>
>
>