How to Change a Car Thermostat : How to Diagnose Car Thermostat Symptoms

[dangerline95]

Mine failed open on my '94 cavalier! And im lookin for some tips on replacing it, i already got the part im just wondering if i have to get a new gasket too!?

[ahkleylorn]

Good info! Thx.

[1NWOMD]

My thermostat failed closed in my toyota camry!!

[motocrossgurl18]

ok, my dad has a 91 ford expole and his car over heated and he has a 4.0L motor, he had a blowended head a few months back, so he got a new thermostate so he might put that in but if that dose not work then he would have to take it to ford.we where far away from home but we made it home just in time befor it overheated. his ford has a over heating prob. any help?

[guardiantony31]

why dose my car run good with out a thermostat but with it overheats and i also bought a new one

[wtl1964]

lol of course ford has the gay cheap ones

[charlieparker1234]

If you wanna watch all the "How to Change a Car Thermostat" videos, here is the order: (#1) How to Diagnose Car Thermostat Sy...(#2) Safety Tips for Changing Car Therm...(#3) Tools Needed to Change Car Thermostat...(#4) Draining Coolant to Change Car Thermosta...(#5) Removing Parts to Change Car Thermostat...(#6) How to Remove Hose From Car T...(#7) How to Remove Belt From Car Therm...(#8) How to Remove Car Thermostat Housing 3:16 [YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE IT'S THE 3:16 ONE & NOT THE 3:05 ONE]...

[charlieparker1234]

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(#9) Tips for Reinstalling Car Thermostat...[#10'S TITLE HAS AN ERROR][they put "remove" instead of "reinstall" so make sure the vid lenght is 3:05](#10) How to Remove Car Thermostat Housing 3:05...(#11)How to Reinstall Belt for Car Thermo...(#12) How to Reinstall Hose for Car Ther...(#13) How to Reinstall Parts for Car Thermo... (#14) Refilling Coolant...(#15) Checking For Leaks ...Copy&paste onto MS Wordpad & ur good 2 go!! :D

[danickjames]

@charlieparker1234 or just watch it on e how and it will play in order for you...

[bestamerica]

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why need it a thermostat in a car / truck,,,

no need it thermostat,,,

what for,,,

car / truck can go running without a thermostat

[WaffenSSLegion]

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

[network5]

Where is the thermostat on a 1996 2.2L Chevy Cavalier?

Thanks for all your help.

[rolando4812]

fuck corporate america with all of these ads.

[wolfinsideme1]

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...

[wolfinsideme1]

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]

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

[wtl1964]

@wolfinsideme1 that ford dosent have the other kind

[mabdiuhrman]

why does this guy look like a Mexican thug ?

[zdwaffles]

"why does this guy look like a Mexican thug ?"............... hahahahahahaha, that's great.... lol

[billtimore]

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

[bobblehead21]

jean claude van damme!!!!

[Himom2032]

Yes. Your thermostat is stuck open.

[HecterPlasmic]

Thank you, friend :)

[dmorley100]

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]

lol

[ClassicMotorOil]

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.