TeamCapri

General => General => Topic started by: bhazard on May 19, 2009, 06:19:00 AM

Title: thermostat question
Post by: bhazard on May 19, 2009, 06:19:00 AM

Do our cars take the standard single-stage thermostat you see in 99% of engines? Like this one:   (http://info.rockauto.com/BeckArnley/1430688.jpg)


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

  (http://info.rockauto.com/Motorcraft/rt-1073.gif)


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

Title: thermostat question
Post by: Rocketman on May 19, 2009, 10:53:00 AM

I've always replaced with the standard

Title: thermostat question
Post by: bhazard on May 19, 2009, 11:08:00 AM

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.

Title: thermostat question
Post by: rcicustoms on May 30, 2009, 05:21:00 AM

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

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

Title: thermostat question
Post by: Yuri on May 30, 2009, 08:22:00 AM

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

Title: thermostat question
Post by: rcicustoms on May 30, 2009, 10:29:00 AM

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

Title: thermostat question
Post by: Rocketman on May 30, 2009, 12:17:00 PM

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

Title: thermostat question
Post by: Gostlrs on May 30, 2009, 04:46:00 PM

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

Title: thermostat question
Post by: rcicustoms on May 30, 2009, 07:07:00 PM

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

Title: thermostat question
Post by: Gostlrs on May 31, 2009, 08:35:00 AM

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.