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Can I drive my car if the thermostat is bad
replying to Steve W., Liz wrote:
Steve my heater blows cold air. Someone told me it's my thermostat any feed back for me? Its a 97 town car lincoln -- for full context, visit https://www.motorsforum.com/tech/can...ad-115019-.htm |
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Can I drive my car if the thermostat is bad
On 11/14/2018 8:18 AM, Liz wrote:
> replying to Steve W., Liz wrote: > Steve my heater blows cold air. Someone told me it's my > thermostat any feed > back for me? Its a 97 town car lincoln > I do not know. But I certainly would not turn the key on that or any other vehicle until checking the coolant level and checking the oil stick for white/tan crud. -- Andrew Muzi <www.yellowjersey.org/> Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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Liz wrote:
> replying to Steve W., Liz wrote: Steve my heater blows cold air. > Someone told me it's my thermostat any feed back for me? Its a 97 > town car lincoln > There are a few things that can cause that, a bad thermostat is one. However there are a few things you can check. One - is the coolant full? Two - Start the engine. Let it run about a minute. Now put your hand on the upper radiator hose. Is the hose warm? If it is there is a good chance the thermostat is stuck open. With it closed the coolant should stay in the engine and the hose shouldn't be heating up yet. Three - After it has run for a while touch the two hoses that feed the heater core. With the heat ON they should both be about the same temperature. If one is hot and the other is noticeably cooler you have a bad heater core and the coolant isn't getting through it. Four - If all the above seem to be correct and working properly it can be that the blend door inside the heater case itself isn't moving. That would likely be a bad actuator or controller. If you want a more in depth reply along with images and such you can visit 2CarPros.com. It's a free site where we answer automotive questions. Be sure to give as much information as you can about the vehicle please. -- Steve W. |
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Shanda: I don't know if it's the case nowadays, but back in
my day - pre-1980s - quite a few folks were driving around with replacement thermostats installed backwards in higher mileage cars. Didn't affect engine performance or drivability, but the driver had no knowlledge of engine temperature until steam started shooting from underhood, lol! I'm dismayed how back then something as simple as an engine thermostat wasn't KEYED to make it impossible to install more than one way. |
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Xeno wrote: "If someone installs one backwards, don't ever let them near your
car. They are total nuff nuffs. " Well apparently it was a pretty common mistake, back then, as I heard about it and read about it often in magazines and early on when Usenet started. |
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"definitely not *thinkers*.
Most likely not properly trained to boot. Not the sort of people you want working on *your* car. " And it happened both in licensed garages and with doityourselfers under shady trees. |
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