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[bhazard]

Do our cars take the standard single-stage thermostat you see in 99% of engines? Like this one:  


Or do they take a two-stage stat like the festivas/b3 engines take?

 


I know if you use a regular stat in the festivas you get pretty much no heat.

[Rocketman]

I've always replaced with the standard

[bhazard]

Okay, I just got mine out, it was in fact a dual stage. The big side was stuck wide open. I managed to get it back closed, and boiled it in water, and both sides opened and closed fine. I dont think Ill risk putting it back in though. Ill just hold on to it. Rockauto has the dual stage motorcraft for festivas but I dont know if its the same. Ill just stick my standard replacement in.

[rcicustoms]

zxtuner carries the 180 and 170 degree thermostats ...our thermostat is the same as an escort zx2 thermostat..

http://zxtuner.com/product.sc?categoryId=22&productId=115
this is the 180 thermostat........

http://zxtuner.com/product.sc?categoryId=22&productId=117
and heres a 160 version .. you wont have any heat...

[Yuri]

i run a 160 fail-safe... i get enough heat when i want it

[rcicustoms]

yea i run one of zxtuners thermostats (the 180)
and i get heat in the winter but you gotta let it warm up ...

[Rocketman]

I ran a 160...no heat...sucked. Torture in the winter. 180 is ok I'm running stock for now.

[Gostlrs]

i wonder if thats why mine had no heat when i bought it.

[rcicustoms]

it could have been. was the car modified when you bought it?

[Gostlrs]

i got it from an old guy, but i think the person he got it from modified it because it had a manual boost controller on it wired incorrectly and had a cold intake. not things a old guy puts on a car.