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changed the coolant today in a ed fairmont and no leeks with a new bottom radiator hose. want to change the thermostat oneday and wondered wether you can put a icecream container under the housing to catch abit of coolant so it doesnt get into the distributor how would you catch the little bit of new coolant so you can put it back in |
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| metasaiah |
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When I did my thermostat I drained the whole cooling system by removing the radiator drain plug, with a big 15 litre bucket underneath to catch the coolant.
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| fairmont 1 |
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would a new 82 deg thermostat and new bottom hose make any diference to why the ed models gets warm in traffic or sitting still and not when your moving
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where on the ed sports dash would a 89 degree thermostat be compared to a 82 degree thermostat and does the heater work as good and what would the heater be like in a 89 degree thermostat
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| krisisdog |
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I swapped the std 195F thermostat for a 180F (82C) thermostat, and would recommend it to anyone that drives their car hard.
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what about a 190f thermostat compared to a 180f thermostat were would the temp gauge be in summer with that in a ed sports dash
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where on normal may a 190f (89 deg) thermostat may read in normal would it be o or r
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Now that i have an intercooler AND a transmission cooler infront of the radiator, i was thinking of changing to a cooler thermostat, something like a highflow Tridon TT2000-180deg or possibly 170deg. How low a temperature can you go before it start's being a bad thing?
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| fairmont 1 |
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where on normal may a 190f (89 deg) thermostat compared to a 195f (91 Degrees) may read in normal on a ed sports dash
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| cjh |
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On EB to EL, just put a 12mm clear plastic hose into the expansion tank, shove in about 12" or so, and syphon out the coolant. This will lower it enough to not make a mess.
Have been doing this for years.
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| dahayes |
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are these thermostats readily available?autobarn supercheap ect?
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| fairmont 1 |
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is stant brand from auto pro a good brand or is dayco/tridon better is a 89 deg dayco brand going to matter
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is the stant brand good quality
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hi
does cutting a extra hole in the original ed shrouds and putting a small thermo fan along side the original fan clutch and using it as a aircon only fan help keep the eds running cooler with the original 91 deg thermostat if you just wire it up so it cuts in and out as the aircon cuts in and out and keep the original engine fan for the main cooling whats the maximum size fan you can put alongside the original engine driven fans and does using it as a aircon only fan help keep them running cooler in summer with the aircon on idling if you keep the original engine driven fans too for the main cooling and use that and the assistant aircon only fan as well. just wondering |
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if you want to keep the fan clutch will putting a small 7-9 inch small thermo fan beside the original fan clutch on the original shroud make any diffrence in summer with the aircon on idling heard of a small aircon thermo fan in the vn/vp v8 with the fan clutch to keep it cooler with the aircon on
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