[DeTomaso] First drive of 2015, new thermostat?

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/28/15 15 26 57, coxmichaelt at gmail.com writes:


> 
> Since the car wasn't really up to full operating temp I'm guessing the
> thermostat is stuck closed, sound reasonable to you guys (and gals)?
> 

>>>No.

That is, assuming you've moved the temp sender from the stock location on 
the water tank, to the front of the block (which everybody should do if they 
haven't already).   If you just took a quick trip and the car didn't come up 
to temp, then the thermostat shouldn't have opened anyway.

I say it's likely much ado about nothing, i.e. a slightly overfilled 
overflow tank.   Now, if your temp sender is on the bottle, and the engine got 
fully up to temp but the rest of the cooling system remained cold, that would 
be an indication of a stuck thermostat.   Of course, if that was the case, 
you wouldn't be puking any water out of the overflow, because it would still 
be cold, right?

So, I think you're barking up the wrong tree, and am 99% sure you don't 
have any problem at all?

Mike
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   In a message dated 1/28/15 15 26 57, coxmichaelt at gmail.com writes:

     Since the car wasn't really up to full operating temp I'm guessing
     the
     thermostat is stuck closed, sound reasonable to you guys (and gals)?

   >>>No.
   That is, assuming you've moved the temp sender from the stock location
   on the water tank, to the front of the block (which everybody should do
   if they haven't already).  If you just took a quick trip and the car
   didn't come up to temp, then the thermostat shouldn't have opened
   anyway.
   I say it's likely much ado about nothing, i.e. a slightly overfilled
   overflow tank.  Now, if your temp sender is on the bottle, and the
   engine got fully up to temp but the rest of the cooling system remained
   cold, that would be an indication of a stuck thermostat.  Of course, if
   that was the case, you wouldn't be puking any water out of the
   overflow, because it would still be cold, right?
   So, I think you're barking up the wrong tree, and am 99% sure you don't
   have any problem at all?
   Mike