Thermostat Stuck OPEN?
11-23-2004, 07:29 PM
#11
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Re: Thermostat Stuck OPEN?
If the radiator was low on coolant, it might overheat, but low coolant would
not be a cause of slow warmup. Sounds like your thermostat is stuck open or
stuck partially open.
I just replaced my thermostat with a Stant Superstat thermostat, but any
brand name good quality thermostat with the right temp range will do.
http://www.stant.com/brochure.cfm?br...ocation_id=168
While you are replacing the thermostat, you might as well flush the system
and add fresh coolant at the same time.
Tom
"johnny" <ajeeperman@comcastdot.net> wrote in message
news:EqPod.383346$wV.132700@attbi_s54...
> your radiator may be low on water.
> old john
>
not be a cause of slow warmup. Sounds like your thermostat is stuck open or
stuck partially open.
I just replaced my thermostat with a Stant Superstat thermostat, but any
brand name good quality thermostat with the right temp range will do.
http://www.stant.com/brochure.cfm?br...ocation_id=168
While you are replacing the thermostat, you might as well flush the system
and add fresh coolant at the same time.
Tom
"johnny" <ajeeperman@comcastdot.net> wrote in message
news:EqPod.383346$wV.132700@attbi_s54...
> your radiator may be low on water.
> old john
>
11-23-2004, 07:29 PM
#12
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Re: Thermostat Stuck OPEN?
If the radiator was low on coolant, it might overheat, but low coolant would
not be a cause of slow warmup. Sounds like your thermostat is stuck open or
stuck partially open.
I just replaced my thermostat with a Stant Superstat thermostat, but any
brand name good quality thermostat with the right temp range will do.
http://www.stant.com/brochure.cfm?br...ocation_id=168
While you are replacing the thermostat, you might as well flush the system
and add fresh coolant at the same time.
Tom
"johnny" <ajeeperman@comcastdot.net> wrote in message
news:EqPod.383346$wV.132700@attbi_s54...
> your radiator may be low on water.
> old john
>
not be a cause of slow warmup. Sounds like your thermostat is stuck open or
stuck partially open.
I just replaced my thermostat with a Stant Superstat thermostat, but any
brand name good quality thermostat with the right temp range will do.
http://www.stant.com/brochure.cfm?br...ocation_id=168
While you are replacing the thermostat, you might as well flush the system
and add fresh coolant at the same time.
Tom
"johnny" <ajeeperman@comcastdot.net> wrote in message
news:EqPod.383346$wV.132700@attbi_s54...
> your radiator may be low on water.
> old john
>
11-23-2004, 07:29 PM
#13
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Re: Thermostat Stuck OPEN?
If the radiator was low on coolant, it might overheat, but low coolant would
not be a cause of slow warmup. Sounds like your thermostat is stuck open or
stuck partially open.
I just replaced my thermostat with a Stant Superstat thermostat, but any
brand name good quality thermostat with the right temp range will do.
http://www.stant.com/brochure.cfm?br...ocation_id=168
While you are replacing the thermostat, you might as well flush the system
and add fresh coolant at the same time.
Tom
"johnny" <ajeeperman@comcastdot.net> wrote in message
news:EqPod.383346$wV.132700@attbi_s54...
> your radiator may be low on water.
> old john
>
not be a cause of slow warmup. Sounds like your thermostat is stuck open or
stuck partially open.
I just replaced my thermostat with a Stant Superstat thermostat, but any
brand name good quality thermostat with the right temp range will do.
http://www.stant.com/brochure.cfm?br...ocation_id=168
While you are replacing the thermostat, you might as well flush the system
and add fresh coolant at the same time.
Tom
"johnny" <ajeeperman@comcastdot.net> wrote in message
news:EqPod.383346$wV.132700@attbi_s54...
> your radiator may be low on water.
> old john
>
11-23-2004, 08:02 PM
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Re: Thermostat Stuck OPEN?
New 'stat needed.
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?
>
>
>
>
>
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?
>
>
>
>
>
11-23-2004, 08:02 PM
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Re: Thermostat Stuck OPEN?
New 'stat needed.
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?
>
>
>
>
>
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?
>
>
>
>
>
11-23-2004, 08:02 PM
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Re: Thermostat Stuck OPEN?
New 'stat needed.
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?
>
>
>
>
>
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?
>
>
>
>
>
11-23-2004, 08:50 PM
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Re: Thermostat Stuck OPEN?
yep.
On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 13:39:49 -0800, "Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> 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?
>>
>>
>>
>>
On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 13:39:49 -0800, "Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> 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?
>>
>>
>>
>>
11-23-2004, 08:50 PM
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Re: Thermostat Stuck OPEN?
yep.
On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 13:39:49 -0800, "Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> 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?
>>
>>
>>
>>
On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 13:39:49 -0800, "Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> 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?
>>
>>
>>
>>
11-23-2004, 08:50 PM
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Re: Thermostat Stuck OPEN?
yep.
On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 13:39:49 -0800, "Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> 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?
>>
>>
>>
>>
On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 13:39:49 -0800, "Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> 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?
>>
>>
>>
>>
11-24-2004, 01:03 AM
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Re: Thermostat Stuck OPEN?
When modern thermostats fail, they are designed to fail in the open
position. I'm betting that's what is happening on yours Jeff.
Jerry
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?
>
>
>
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
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See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
position. I'm betting that's what is happening on yours Jeff.
Jerry
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?
>
>
>
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/