Cooling Issues
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Cooling Issues
My pre-superbowl party was changing a waterpump, thermostat and IAC valve. I got the waterpump back on, filled, started the car up...I let it idle in place, the temp slowly crept up to about "210*" (or halfway on the gauge). I bled the air out of the system.
I left it alone to idle for about 20 minutes, the temp never passed 210. I drove home (hour and a half on the highway....never went below 200-ish, never above 215.
I used a 185* thermostat (although someone said it might actually be 195*)
Before I changed the waterpump and thermostat, the temprature would stay right around 180, but it would take a long time to get there...like 20 minutes of highway driving. It would eventually creep up to 210 after driving on the highway for a half hour then sitting in traffic for 15 minutes. I don't know if the thermostat that was in there was a 160 (car is new to me) or if it was just stuck open.
So, given the "stock" nature of my setup, does this sound normal?
Thanks....
I left it alone to idle for about 20 minutes, the temp never passed 210. I drove home (hour and a half on the highway....never went below 200-ish, never above 215.
I used a 185* thermostat (although someone said it might actually be 195*)
Before I changed the waterpump and thermostat, the temprature would stay right around 180, but it would take a long time to get there...like 20 minutes of highway driving. It would eventually creep up to 210 after driving on the highway for a half hour then sitting in traffic for 15 minutes. I don't know if the thermostat that was in there was a 160 (car is new to me) or if it was just stuck open.
So, given the "stock" nature of my setup, does this sound normal?
Thanks....
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