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What's up with this? Two different thermostats (one from O'Reilly's, one a NAPA Premium). I have the thermostat housing out of engine, put in thermostat, run tap water through other end - water leaks around thermostat. That's not normal/correct, right?
Photos to show how much water/thermostats/inside of housing:
http://imgur.com/a/phcyF
So this 1995 Ford Ranger 2.3L has always had a somewhat cool running engine. The needle doesn't move much past the lower line, and hooking up an OBD2 adapter - just idling, it'll eventually reach 181 after ~18 minutes, but no higher than that. Feeling the upper radiator hose, it heats up gradually, instead of staying cold then suddenly going hot (like it should, right?)
When driving, it'll range from 178-191. The thermostat was a 192 degree one.
So...any idea what's wrong? Months ago I tried a Motocraft thermostat - same relatively-cool running engine. That was before I was faucet-testing anything, though.
Photos to show how much water/thermostats/inside of housing:
http://imgur.com/a/phcyF
So this 1995 Ford Ranger 2.3L has always had a somewhat cool running engine. The needle doesn't move much past the lower line, and hooking up an OBD2 adapter - just idling, it'll eventually reach 181 after ~18 minutes, but no higher than that. Feeling the upper radiator hose, it heats up gradually, instead of staying cold then suddenly going hot (like it should, right?)
When driving, it'll range from 178-191. The thermostat was a 192 degree one.
So...any idea what's wrong? Months ago I tried a Motocraft thermostat - same relatively-cool running engine. That was before I was faucet-testing anything, though.
