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Do I need a new thermostat?
Posted by Josh91900 (more from Josh91900) on Fri, 3 Jan 2003 15:59:43
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I have noticed this winter (im in Hartford, CT) that according to the temp guage the car is almost never properly warming up. In heavy traffic the car will occasionally get hot enough to turn on the fans, but otherwise its constantly at about 1/4 of the guage. On the highway its particuarly low, just barely into the green part. I get heat quickly, but in years past ive had to fiddle with the temp control to keep from boiling in the car, and this winter I leave it at full heat and it rarely gets uncomfortable. Another possibly related symptom is that the car seems to be shooting more steam from the exhaust than it used to, and much more often. My records indicate that the previous owner replaced the thermostat about 50K miles/3 years ago when replacing the head gasket. The car is used on a lot of shortish city trips, with a few longer trips per week.
Should I replace the thermostat or are there other possibilities?
Thanks!
Josh
1991 900 base 4door, 143K (2.1/5 speed)
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