How to Change a Car Thermostat : How to Diagnose Car Thermostat Symptoms
Jun 19, 2010 in
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Learn how to diagnose thermostat symptoms for car thermostat repair with expert automotive tips in this free online auto repair and car maintenance video clip. Expert: Nathan McCullough Bio: Nathan McCullough graduated from Nashville Auto-Diesel College with a GPA of 3.5 and received their Craftsmanship Award and Honor Seal. Filmmaker: Robert Rogers
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16 comments
dmorley100 on June 28, 2008 at 11:36 pm
Another symptom of a thermostat stuck closed is the lack of money you will happen to have around the time the motor overheats and blows the head gaskets.
sugbug1982 on November 8, 2008 at 1:51 am
lol
ClassicMotorOil on November 22, 2008 at 7:26 am
LOL, in that case you can just remove your thermostat and never worry about buying that expensive one that has been engineered to stay open if it fails! removing the damn thing will cost you nothing! haha, I know alot of old timers with crappy old cars they don’t believe in thermostats that’s the first thing they rip out as they deem them useless stupid things! lol, but yes they are needed in very cold weather and helps keep the engine at normal operating temperature.
HecterPlasmic on November 27, 2008 at 11:43 pm
My car is generally slow to warm up and the heater blower takes ages to start blowing warm air. Also the temperature gauge on the dash hardly ever rises. Are these symptoms of a defective thermostat or something else?
Himom2032 on December 8, 2008 at 1:45 am
Yes. Your thermostat is stuck open.
HecterPlasmic on December 8, 2008 at 3:04 am
Thank you, friend :)
bobblehead21 on December 18, 2008 at 5:14 am
jean claude van damme!!!!
billtimore on January 18, 2009 at 12:16 am
i think my thermostat is failed open. i did the obd1 check with a paper clip because the ses light was on and the code was for low temp/coolant temp. ever since i bought my car, the heat never gets hot.
question, since its winter and normally around 20 degrees here when i leave for work, is it dangerous to drive my car without getting the thermostat changed? also, could the open thermostat be the reason why i have to crank my car like five times just to start my car, in addtion wih spark plug
mabdiuhrman on April 27, 2009 at 5:57 am
why does this guy look like a Mexican thug ?
zdwaffles on May 8, 2009 at 3:14 am
“why does this guy look like a Mexican thug ?”…………… hahahahahahaha, that’s great…. lol
wolfinsideme1 on July 15, 2009 at 3:24 am
dude is he seriouse he bought that cheap ass valuecraft crap thermostat from autozone ill give it atleast a month before he replaces it and gets anewer better version
GoaldenEye on August 17, 2009 at 4:15 am
maybe it isn’t his car, some cheapskate or they couldn’t afford the best thing. *or he wants to keep practicing his mad 3.5 GPA skills lol
wolfinsideme1 on August 18, 2009 at 4:34 am
ok im gona make evryones life easy just take ur old thermostat and drop it in boiling water they dnt teach u that shit in lincoln tech thats for sure the real mechanics come from the back yard were everything is made if not found besides why should i pay some stoopid school 25k for a peice of crap paper and yell at the teachers that they duno wtf there duin.
just sayin…
rolando4812 on December 30, 2009 at 11:18 pm
fuck corporate america with all of these ads.
network5 on January 18, 2010 at 4:25 am
Where is the thermostat on a 1996 2.2L Chevy Cavalier?
Thanks for all your help.
WaffenSSLegion on April 9, 2010 at 12:47 am
So, in the desert the engine needs a lower internal temperature (using a 160 degrees thermostat) and in alaska a hotter one(195 degrees) in order to have a better combustion?. Engines were designed to work at a specific temperature, and that’s the thermostat role, to keep stable the temperature. If the engine needs an 195º thermostat it will keep that temperature doesn’t matter if it’s in the desert or in alaska. Close if cold, open if hot.
…. whatever