Check thermostat it working. I think its a dud.
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2020 1:06 amHey Guys,
Just replaced the coolant in my 3.0R-B, replaced the thermostat while I was at it with a tridon TT294-170 I got from Bursons. When I replaced the coolant had the front of the car jacked up, and had a funnel duct taped to the top of the radiator to emulate those no spill radiator funnels. So I am pretty sure I burped the air out properly. However running the car the thermostat doesn't seem to be opening it is supposed to operate at 77° but looking at the temp on my OBD scanner its getting up to 105° and only seems to go down a couple degrees here and there. Bottom radiator hose was cold still I was a bit scared to keep running it in case it over heated. Reading up on the tridon it was suppose to be within 10-14° of the 77° operating range.
Just looking for advice on what to do next, is it worth chucking back in the factory thermostat? Or try running it? The heater also didn't seem to be getting that hot.
Any help is appreciated.
Cheers,
Angus
Just replaced the coolant in my 3.0R-B, replaced the thermostat while I was at it with a tridon TT294-170 I got from Bursons. When I replaced the coolant had the front of the car jacked up, and had a funnel duct taped to the top of the radiator to emulate those no spill radiator funnels. So I am pretty sure I burped the air out properly. However running the car the thermostat doesn't seem to be opening it is supposed to operate at 77° but looking at the temp on my OBD scanner its getting up to 105° and only seems to go down a couple degrees here and there. Bottom radiator hose was cold still I was a bit scared to keep running it in case it over heated. Reading up on the tridon it was suppose to be within 10-14° of the 77° operating range.
Just looking for advice on what to do next, is it worth chucking back in the factory thermostat? Or try running it? The heater also didn't seem to be getting that hot.
Any help is appreciated.
Cheers,
Angus