iPandaBar
Member
- Joined
- Feb 14, 2019
- Messages
- 47
- Reaction score
- 30
- Points
- 13
- Location
- Floriduh
- Vehicle Year
- 1993
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Type
- 2.3 (4 Cylinder)
- Engine Size
- Teensy Weensy
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- My credo
- Orthodox
I bought a new thermostat and a new thermostat housing. First time I've had both new in my hands so I placed the thermostat inside it's housing and blew through it...
Yes I'm sure the thermostat was in correctly.
Air passed straight around the thermostat.
Then I blew directly through the thermostat by itself, the flow was more restricted but still easy to blow through.
Then I thought, maybe it needs to have that clamping pressure of being bolted in to be airtight.
So I installed it and rigged up a hose and I could still blow right through it.
So now the question...
Did I get a faulty thermostat? Or are thermostats not airtight and merely restrict flow so it mostly goes the other way?
I took it back off and I'm kind of scared to install it now!
Yes I'm sure the thermostat was in correctly.
Air passed straight around the thermostat.
Then I blew directly through the thermostat by itself, the flow was more restricted but still easy to blow through.
Then I thought, maybe it needs to have that clamping pressure of being bolted in to be airtight.
So I installed it and rigged up a hose and I could still blow right through it.
So now the question...
Did I get a faulty thermostat? Or are thermostats not airtight and merely restrict flow so it mostly goes the other way?
I took it back off and I'm kind of scared to install it now!