dnt Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 My radiator temps generally never exceed 140 degrees in our currently COLD weather and go up to 205 - 210 degrees in stop/go traffic in the summer. Do I have a bad thermostat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EDBSO Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 I would think yes.A simple test is to start the car cold. Hold the top rad hose. It should stay cold till the car is up to operating temperature at around 180 degrees at which time the thermostat opens and the rad hose quickly heats up.What you will likely find is that your thermostat is leaking coolant into the rad and the rad hose slowly heats up as the whole cooling system including the rad heats up.Time for a replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnt Posted December 6, 2007 Author Share Posted December 6, 2007 New thermostat and life is good, temp goes right to 195 degrees...plenty of heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest F14CRAZY Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Cool to hear you've got your issue fixed. Not having heat is a lot worse than not having air con Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89REATTAJIM Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: F14CRAZY</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Cool to hear you've got your issue fixed. Not having heat is a lot worse than not having air con </div></div> Guess if I lived "Up Thar" I'd have to agree, but A/C sure is nice here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadster90 Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 OK, I need help in understanding something....for years everyone posts their heat in actual degrees....I have a 90, and do not know how to determine the actual degrees...I assume there is a way thru diagnostics....can someone enlighten me please ?Nic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 If mine hit 195 something would be rong. 179-181 gives lots of heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reattaone Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 My temp is always around 200 to 230. Is this something I should be concerned with? I replaced the thermostat a couple months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnt Posted December 7, 2007 Author Share Posted December 7, 2007 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: padgett</div><div class="ubbcode-body">If mine hit 195 something would be rong. 179-181 gives lots of heat. </div></div>I believe a standard Reatta OEM thermostat is 195 degrees. In a northern winter, if it only hits 130-140, you notice the lack of heat. No doubt 179-181 would work OK as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue90 Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Nic, Do you mean diagnostics code entry? That's covered in reatta.net/diagnostics. You can get temperature readings from the ecm and the bcm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadster90 Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 That is what I was really wondering Wendall....but didn't know for sure, since I have never really done hardly anything other than basics (the 2 main functions maybe) with the diagnostics before. Did or do not know how to access or find out temperature readings...but since you acknowledged that it is possible, I will go to "net" and find or figure out how...hey, sincere thanks for the reply Wendall .Nic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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