Car won't warm up.
02-11-2011, 03:59 PM
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Car won't warm up. My car barely does warm up...you have to go on about a 20 minute drive to get it to warm up.
The fans are set on switches ( previous owner) and the car has a radiator light coming on but coolant level is fine.
The car has a ws6 hood which the previous owner or owners took the plate off so it's direct airflow over the engine...If I let it idle it will start to warm up or if I am in stop and go traffice...but with it 30 or 40 degrees out it will cool down when I'm driving it.
Get's to the point where I can let the car warm up in the morning...where the heat is getting warm...drive it..and the air coming out of the vent cools back down.
The fans are set on switches ( previous owner) and the car has a radiator light coming on but coolant level is fine.
The car has a ws6 hood which the previous owner or owners took the plate off so it's direct airflow over the engine...If I let it idle it will start to warm up or if I am in stop and go traffice...but with it 30 or 40 degrees out it will cool down when I'm driving it.
Get's to the point where I can let the car warm up in the morning...where the heat is getting warm...drive it..and the air coming out of the vent cools back down.
02-11-2011, 04:14 PM
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you need a new thermostat, it's most likely stuck open and/or not closing fully.
even with all that airflow through the radiator, with the thermostat that fully closes it stops coolant from flowing to the radiator so the engine will heat up.
I just picked up a new stat for mine including the housing for < $20 at partsamerica, it was cheaper to get the whole housing with the stat rather than just the stat.
even with all that airflow through the radiator, with the thermostat that fully closes it stops coolant from flowing to the radiator so the engine will heat up.
I just picked up a new stat for mine including the housing for < $20 at partsamerica, it was cheaper to get the whole housing with the stat rather than just the stat.
02-11-2011, 04:17 PM
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Thats what I was thinking. I know these cars have to warm up right to run descent. Sometimes it won't get beyond 170 degrees.
Def gonna buy a new T-stat...like I said the fans are on switches so this summer if I wanna run them in between passes...no problem.
Def gonna buy a new T-stat...like I said the fans are on switches so this summer if I wanna run them in between passes...no problem.
