Andyinchville1
Veteran Member
Hi All,
The other day, the temp reading on my scan scan gauge went to about 230 degrees and hovered pretty high....215+ degrees to 220 degrees for a good long while...
The factory gauge was still in its "normal" range and no temp lights came on.
I did not smell anything funny and when looking under the hood nothing smelled, sounded or seemed funny..
Today, I took the car for a short ride to a friends house (it started cold) but for whatever reason, the car was almost, to 195 degrees in a VERY short time (normally I have to drive almost to my parents house before it would be still in the 180's in temp)....by short time I mean literally a few minutes...
After the car sat for about 7 hours, the car started off at 66 degrees on the scan gauge but warmed up much quicker than normal but did not get into the 200's like before (admittedly I did not drive it far enough to see what would happen although the last time it was well into the 200's nothing "bad" seemed to be happening.
What gives ? Could it be a faulty temp sensor ? A partially sticking thermostat ? A combination of both?
I can't recall the last time I switched the thermostat out BUT I do remember reading that a 205 degree thermostat may net better fuel mileage (where would one get such a beast....I read where one was custom made or is it now commonly available ?).
Would the higher temp thermostats shorten the life on anything?
My current thermostat seemed to stay in the 190 degree range before yesterday.
Thanks in advance for any and all help.
Andrew
The other day, the temp reading on my scan scan gauge went to about 230 degrees and hovered pretty high....215+ degrees to 220 degrees for a good long while...
The factory gauge was still in its "normal" range and no temp lights came on.
I did not smell anything funny and when looking under the hood nothing smelled, sounded or seemed funny..
Today, I took the car for a short ride to a friends house (it started cold) but for whatever reason, the car was almost, to 195 degrees in a VERY short time (normally I have to drive almost to my parents house before it would be still in the 180's in temp)....by short time I mean literally a few minutes...
After the car sat for about 7 hours, the car started off at 66 degrees on the scan gauge but warmed up much quicker than normal but did not get into the 200's like before (admittedly I did not drive it far enough to see what would happen although the last time it was well into the 200's nothing "bad" seemed to be happening.
What gives ? Could it be a faulty temp sensor ? A partially sticking thermostat ? A combination of both?
I can't recall the last time I switched the thermostat out BUT I do remember reading that a 205 degree thermostat may net better fuel mileage (where would one get such a beast....I read where one was custom made or is it now commonly available ?).
Would the higher temp thermostats shorten the life on anything?
My current thermostat seemed to stay in the 190 degree range before yesterday.
Thanks in advance for any and all help.
Andrew