MaddCelt Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Is there a certain way the stat is to be positioned? I know that it goes in upside down but is there a position for the cross bar or pressure release doohickie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
987687 Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Is there a certain way the stat is to be positioned? I know that it goes in upside down but is there a position for the cross bar or pressure release doohickie? The "pressure release doohickie" is the jiggle pin. (if you mean the thing that goes through the hole and jiggles..) The spring side goes toward the engine, other than that, just put it in there. Doesn't matter how your spin it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaddCelt Posted April 20, 2011 Author Share Posted April 20, 2011 Ok, thank you for the info. Is there a way to test if one went bad, out of the car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
987687 Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Ok, thank you for the info. Is there a way to test if one went bad, out of the car? Put it in a pot of water on the stove. It should open around 180* F. I have a fancy thing that attaches to my DMM for measuring water temp... But candy thermometer would work great too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaddCelt Posted April 20, 2011 Author Share Posted April 20, 2011 I had heard of that before but never put it to the test. Till have to do that so I know it's not working and send it back to Subaru for replacement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
987687 Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 I had heard of that before but never put it to the test. Till have to do that so I know it's not working and send it back to Subaru for replacement I've done it a lot before with outboard thermostats, car ones, etc, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzpile Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 FWIW before replacing my thermostat I put both the orig Subie and the new one in a pot. The deal is to suspend them, I thought, so they were suspended by a small wire on a cross piece so they only contacted water. Idea is to not have the element directly upon the pot base, only reacting to liquid temp. I saw the Subie was slower to react than the Stant replacement. I took a relatively longer time for the old OEM to reach maximum opening. I kept the temp around 190-200 for the test. I found also the OEM closed slower, it was Very slow motion compared to the replacement. I put the new one in and it has been okay. The orig was old but there were differences in how they respond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
987687 Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 I forgot about the suspend thing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzpile Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 (edited) nuttin Edited April 20, 2011 by Fuzpile unuseful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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