Small tip for Overheating

[TuneYourCar]

Hello Every one hope this helps

We've all been there before or will do some day. when The car is overheating, but you can not find what the problem is. While many people dive in, assuming the worse and replace every part under the hood, one small inexpensive part is often to blame, particularly in older cars.engines have a thermostat that keeps coolant out of the RADIATOR while it heats up the engine and allows coolant into the RADIATOR ones its gets hot. If the thermostat is not working, or failed shut, coolant will not flow freely into the engine and the engine will heat up and eventually seize.

Step 1 Pop the bonnet and locate the thermostat of your vehicle (most Saxo to the right of you head). The thermostat is generally located inside a hose between the radiator and the engine.

Step 2 Using the socket set, unbolt the thermostat and remove it from the casing.

Step 3 Place the thermostat in a pot of water and begin to heat it. Most thermostats are set to operate at just below boiling. As the water heats watch the thermostat closely. Just before the water begins to boil a working thermostat will open, as if to allow coolant into the engine. A jammed or failed thermostat will not open.

Step 4 Replace the thermostat if it does not open. If it does open, place it back in your car....you have a more serious problem and should take it to a mechanic.

[frankie]

one bit of advice, be very carefull when removing the plastic connector away from the thermostat housing 9 out of 10 times it will be brittle and break. also dont tighten mega tight as this can cause it to crack/spit causing it to leak.

[saxokid100]

New this information already!! being mechanic......

[swampy]

If your going to give people advice at least have your facts correct!

The thermostat is not there to keep the water out of the engine until it is warm.
Infact it is there to keep the water circulating around the engine until it is warm.
Once the water is up to temp then the thermostat opens to allow the water to flow around the radiator, thus cooling the water.

[littleracer]

actually the thermostat can opens and closes many times when the engine is running depending on coolent temp.
it is desinged to keep the coolent thus engine at a set temp.
when the engine is cold,theres is still coolent in the engine but the thermostat stops the coolent from circulating through the rad.
this brings the coolent temp and engine temp up quicker.also on some cars upon start up the coolent goes through the inlet manifold to warm the cold air going into the engine.
as soon as the coolent temp gets to a given temp iirc around 80oc average the thermosts opens and allows the coolent to circulate going round engine to radiator.
if the coolent goes belows threshold of the thermosts,it will close whch will warm the coolent and engine up then re open at the correct temp again.
the tip OP made is the oldest tips in the book.
also the thermostats is in an housing,not in a pipe.