May 7, 200520 yr How do the EJ's run with no t-stat in it? The guage acts like there is no t-stat in it, it gets horrible gas mileage, and runs a little strange....hardly ever gets aboce the C mark...unless you sit for a while, then it climbs a little and then you drive...and it goes back down to C...hmmm... I guess I need to pop it open and put in a new one even if there is one. Its a 1996 Legacy Outback 2.5 Phase 1 (EJ25D DOHC) with an Auto.
May 7, 200520 yr I don't know the voltage specs, but you might want to check the connector and test the wiring as well - a new t-stat for me was about $16 from the stealership, but I'd but from Liberty subaru - 201.261.0900 - mention the USMB for our pricing
May 7, 200520 yr Will, you probably know this and I'm not real sure about the EJ25 but the EJ22's have the T-sat under the goose neck on the lower rad hose.
May 7, 200520 yr Yeah, sounds like you don't have a tstat or you have an aftermarket one that causes hell with things. Replace it with an OEM one and you should be good to go.
May 7, 200520 yr How do the EJ's run with no t-stat in it? The guage acts like there is no t-stat in it, it gets horrible gas mileage, and runs a little strange....hardly ever gets aboce the C mark...unless you sit for a while, then it climbs a little and then you drive...and it goes back down to C...hmmm... I guess I need to pop it open and put in a new one even if there is one. Its a 1996 Legacy Outback 2.5 Phase 1 (EJ25D DOHC) with an Auto. A lot of t-stats are fail safe models these days. When they go they stick open so you car doesn't overheat. I don't like them , they seem to fail much more often then the old style. Tha't exactly what happened on my Trooper when the t-stat failed .
May 7, 200520 yr Author Will, you probably know this andI'm not real sure about the EJ25 but the EJ22's have the T-sat under the goose neck on the lower rad hose. Both are the same...the WRX and STi's are a teeny different on the waterpump end but basically the same. Its got a t-stat in it. New OE one comming from SUBARU of Gwinnett in Atlanta monday.
May 7, 200520 yr hardly ever gets aboce the C mark...unless you sit for a while, then it climbs a little and then you drive...and it goes back down to C...hmmm... QUOTE] sounds like that'd be perfect for off-roading in the heat-(no over heating most likely)
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