engine running too cool *solved- installed non failsafe tstat

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engine running too cool *solved- installed non failsafe tstat

Reply #75 – February 11, 2016, 03:35:37 AM

I have a non-failsafe tstat lying in the back seat now. hope to change soon.

engine running too cool *solved- installed non failsafe tstat

Reply #76 – February 11, 2016, 07:14:58 AM

Hopefully it will fix your problem. Things like that drive me nuts till I figure them out.

I gotta figure out why my trip computer is reading goofy. I think it might be electrical or a bad unit. Maybe a vacuum leak to my recently replace map sensor? I drove 100 miles with the av mpg sitting at 11.1 but I could only get 5 gallons in my tank.

engine running too cool *solved- installed non failsafe tstat

Reply #77 – February 13, 2016, 11:30:47 AM

Quote from: jcassity;453810

I have a non-failsafe tstat lying in the back seat now. hope to change soon.

Let us know how it goes.

engine running too cool *solved- installed non failsafe tstat

Reply #78 – February 13, 2016, 12:14:15 PM

its going to happen tomorrow,,, cause today im not going outside for anything

engine running too cool *solved- installed non failsafe tstat

Reply #79 – February 14, 2016, 05:40:35 PM

Just a FYI, yesterday it was approx 28* so I started the truck to get some heat and when the temp gauge was near the point I know the stat opens, I kicked the blower on high(which I rarely ever do)... Well temp started falling, leveled off just below the O in normal and set there, not going any higher... I felt top of radiator at inlet, cold... The heater was cooling engine at idle... Once I started driving, temp came on up to middle of NORMAL where it generally runs...

Sooo, the radiator doesn't need to provide much cooling when temps are below freezing(maybe none at all if below zero)...

engine running too cool *solved- installed non failsafe tstat

Reply #80 – February 20, 2016, 07:57:20 PM

FIXED!!!!!!!!!!!

finally

engine running too cool *solved- installed non failsafe tstat

Reply #81 – February 21, 2016, 12:10:44 AM

Sweet.

engine running too cool *solved- installed non failsafe tstat

Reply #82 – February 21, 2016, 09:30:56 PM

Quote from: jcassity;453942

FIXED!!!!!!!!!!!

finally

Awesome. Now no more fail-safe thermostats

engine running too cool *solved- installed non failsafe tstat

Reply #83 – February 22, 2016, 07:39:48 PM

Quote from: thunderjet302;453967

Awesome. Now no more fail-safe thermostats

yes sir,, wont do that again..

I almost posted a thread "car putting out too much heat"

its doing very well and I felt like a normal human being driving up to PA today.

engine running too cool *solved- installed non failsafe tstat

Reply #84 – February 22, 2016, 11:03:58 PM

Glad to hear you're warm again, you may get better fuel milage as well...

engine running too cool *solved- installed non failsafe tstat

Reply #85 – February 29, 2016, 11:22:31 PM

Yes gas mileage went back to normal again as you can see in the picture and the odometer just turned 300,000

I am missing about 20,000 miles from an intermittent instrument cluster flex print but the odometer says 300,000 now

I should have about 320 but who knows

engine running too cool *solved- installed non failsafe tstat

Reply #86 – February 29, 2016, 11:24:34 PM

Wow what a py picture

engine running too cool *solved- installed non failsafe tstat

Reply #87 – March 01, 2016, 12:58:56 AM

I miss the full digitl dash.

engine running too cool *solved- installed non failsafe tstat

Reply #88 – March 01, 2016, 09:18:31 PM

Yeah I like it

It's 26 miles per gallon

engine running too cool *solved- installed non failsafe tstat

Reply #89 – March 01, 2016, 11:00:17 PM

I haven't been able to get this cougar over 22 highway for some reason. It does 19 city. Doesn't seem to care where the timing is at or anything. I think I may have figured it out now though.

I have verified my trip computer is not reading even close to accurately. I filled my tank and drove 500 miles. It said 27 gallons used, could only put 17 gallons back in. That adds up to 29mpg roughly. It started randomly dropping from a fairly regular reading of 22mpg @ 75mph down to 6 mpg randomly and popping back and forth.

Gonna go over my spliced wires for the trip computer. Pretty sure its gonna be the fuel feed wire one since my trip computer mileage always matches my odometer trip. Either that or maybe it has something to do with the $40 auto zone map sensor I put in it. I might just swap the one off my dads 460 for a few weeks to see if there is any difference.