Meeky Moose Posted December 6, 2003 Share Posted December 6, 2003 different car this time tho, hehe.. the RX did somethin funny tonight on the way home.. the Temp gauge moved up to 3/4.. i thought that to be a little strange.. but i did notice when i stepped on the clutch and revved to to 5-6k the temp gauge would go down to half.. then a few minutes of normal driving and it was right back up at 3/4.. does this make sense? also the heater has barely even been warm.. feels more like ya got a cigarette lighter heating the car.. really.. but when the temp gauge went up, the heater got hotter.. at first i was thinkin the heater sucking like that might be a plugged heater core.. but now i'm not sure... anyone got any ideas? i'm going to swap the thermostat tomorrow for sure... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleiades Posted December 6, 2003 Share Posted December 6, 2003 sounds like the thermostat. Does the radiator feel cold? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaroonDuneDoom Posted December 6, 2003 Share Posted December 6, 2003 sounds like it could be trouble with the water pump. it seems to me that when it was revved, the defunct pump was spinning a little better and pushed the coolant through more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meeky Moose Posted December 6, 2003 Author Share Posted December 6, 2003 yeah radiator always feels cold.. i was thinkin about it, by revving the engine it would force more flow through a stuck thermostat would it not? btw engine was resealed, timing belts, water pump, oil pump, the hole shebang done about 13k ago.. last year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subarubrat Posted December 6, 2003 Share Posted December 6, 2003 I would think water pump or thermo. Get a failsafe unit, they fail open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip Posted December 6, 2003 Share Posted December 6, 2003 Tony if you are low on coolant it will also show these signs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis ex24 Posted December 6, 2003 Share Posted December 6, 2003 tony i replaced the water pump about 6K ago...the last one seized and left me stranded - swapped for an OEM unit. thermostat i dont think i ever replaced, may want to start there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meeky Moose Posted December 6, 2003 Author Share Posted December 6, 2003 ok, i knew it hadn't been long since it was replaced, by readin your emails Dennis.. i swapped out the thermostat this morning, the old one looked like it was growing moss:cornfuzz: but anyways, put a 180 in there and she runs below the half mark now.. and i don't need the electric fan runnin all the time.. i'm gonna put it on a toggle switch so i can use it on-demand.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xforxlifex Posted December 6, 2003 Share Posted December 6, 2003 I had the same deal with my Rx. I replaced the thermostat and its been fine since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myossfeece Posted December 7, 2003 Share Posted December 7, 2003 My RX used to run aroun 1/2 to 3/4 on the temp gauge, I put a chevy 350 thermostat 155m.m. that opens at 160. Now she run about 1/4 to 1/2. usually it only runs at half if I'm in lo-range and pullin 4k or more for long periods of time, usually only on Interstate. So I would say yeah, start with the thermostat and go from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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