Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!genrad!decvax!harpo!floyd!vax135!ariel!hou5f!pgf From: pgf@hou5f.UUCP Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: Another problem with my Bugeye Message-ID: <319@hou5f.UUCP> Date: Wed, 29-Jun-83 09:24:21 EDT Article-I.D.: hou5f.319 Posted: Wed Jun 29 09:24:21 1983 Date-Received: Wed, 29-Jun-83 19:58:20 EDT Lines: 24 I've lost track of the original article, but I remember something about changing the thermostat. Always remember that putting in a colder thermostat will do NOTHING to solve an overheating problem, unless the one being replaced is faulty. Your thermostat guarantees a *minimum* temperature for the engine, for fast warm-up, proper efficiency, emmision performance, etc. The *maximum* temperature is determined by the steady state dynamics of the cooling system (air flow, water flow, coolant level, etc.). A thermostat can be checked with a thermometer and a pan of water on your stove-- it should begin to open at the rated temperature, and be fully open at about 20 degrees above that. On my GT6, the engine overheated in freeway driving until I dropped the front license plate about 4 inches. It was right in front of the radiator before that. Eventually, though, I had the radiator boiled out for about thirty bucks, and the car is fine now. I tried backflushing with a commercial radiator flush before that, and it may have helped, but it also cleaned all the gunk out that had been holding my water pump bearing seals together, and I had to get a new one when it started leaking. By the way, can anyone recommend a good textbook-style book on automotive engineering? Service manuals tell you what to do, but they usually don't tell you why. Paul Fox ABI Holmdel NJ ihnp4!hou5f!pgf