loweer rad hose cold

[wed3k]

i still have that thermostat in my car...runs fine

[Mjfan12]

well for me its the thermo, Im finally about to go out and do it RIGHT now! Spring break FTW!

My lower hose is very cool to the touch even after 45 minutes of highway driving, and I have to kepe the heater on full blast to keep the engine from overheating

[Mjfan12]

Success! Got a thermo for $12, gasket for $4. took the upper hose off, but it turns out that ours is on the bottom hose.

the upper gasket got ruined, was already bad, so now it leaks slightly at the bottom, I will have to get another one tommorow.

anyways the install was easy, a lot of coolant came out, but I just let it drop.

put the new thermo and gasket back in, stock is ratet for 180 degrees, I got one for 195 degrees.

east to put back, tighten everything up, and replaced the lost coolant with some 50/50 mix.

drove around for 30 minutes, and let it idle for a few minutes and problem solved!

if you knew about my problem before, my upper hose got hot, lower hose was cool, and after about 10 minutes of driving the needle went near red and I had to turn the heat full blast to keep the temps under control. this was even when the weather was -20!

this was ok in cold weather, but now its getting nice and warm and full blast heat is murder!

anyways I drove around, gunned it a few times and the temps were fine!

also my fans finally came on by themselves again! I thought they were messed up, but luckily they aren't.

Feels good to solve a nagging problem.

Now I just need to bleed the coolant properly.

where is the bleeder bolt?

[LinX]

On top of the thermostat housing. It's 12mm.