03-15-2007, 08:36 PM
OK, on my drive to advance auto....I arrive and look down at my temp its 3/4 the way up, normally sits at 1/2 way at all times. I immediately shut it off. I look for leaks, no fluid anywhere. I pop off the cap, plenty of fluid in the top hose as well as the thermostat housing, check my reservoir, dry as a bone. I see DJ from ET motorsports, i orginally tagged him as a douche bag from the first encounter we had he didnt make a good impression on me. I ask him to help me out cause i know he knows DSMs. He gets under the hood, we both notice the radiator is still only warm to the touch, the upper radiator hose is very pressurized and hot, and the lower radiator hose isnt pressurized and cold. I let the car idle, the temp creeps up. We come to the conclusion that its the thermostate being stuck Closed. I limp it back home, had to stop 4 times to shut the car off and let it cool down before i could continue. I get back, Adam helps me out and suggests we check for an air bubble before tearing into replacing the thermostat. I pop off the cap, thermo housing is almost dry, not good, we add water and coolant and work on getting out air bubbles, crank the car up, it sits fine, give it gas it starts to creep up in temps again. So ill bee trying to replace the thermostat tommorrow and hopefully that fixes the problem. No biggy, i dunno if its ever been replaced and it only set me back like 10 bucks for the thermostat, but the god damn rubber gasket, 8 bucks.....WTF
On a better note, my wheels are in i just gotta go pick em up, and im probably gonna be ordering a Schroth Rally 4 harness in a week or so for my autoX adventures.
On a better note, my wheels are in i just gotta go pick em up, and im probably gonna be ordering a Schroth Rally 4 harness in a week or so for my autoX adventures.