Hodge's new 4.2

[threedogs]

John Bennett used to put the thermostat housing in the bottom hose, tempted to do
it myself and easy enough to do these days,
as It gave a truer reading. Probe could be in an air pocket , heaps of things
could be wrong, but you need to know what thermostat is in it ?

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[Rocket55]

There might be something in this. Did you install your sender unit here?



If so, yours is reading pretty much exactly the same temps as mine. I think yours is an electric guage mines a capilary one and a different brand. So two different types and brands are reading the same thing, you've verified yours is working correctly, yet it's reading low. It can't be getting a true temp from that position. I think using the adaptor keeps the tip of the sender unit too far back and it must be in an "eddy" in the coolant flow, with the nice hot coolant flying past a bit further out.

I'm off tomorrow on holidays and will have my 3 tonne van in tow (probably closer to 4T with the wife and our two girls gear they packed....) so I'll see what it reads then, especially when the temp gauge starts to head north, should be 105-110 then.

[Hodge]

Yep that's exactly where mine is as well. I'll let it rest until my ecu talk arrives to see what the factory sensor is saying... If theyre the same, well farkk me... lol

[Hodge]

Alrighty, started ordering the bits and pieces for the cooling overhaul. I have found 2 different gaskets with 2 different part numbers... One is greenish and the other metallic ?

I am unsure of the difference ? Anybody know ? Following pictures will explain all.

[Hodge]

[Hodge]

Just spoke to Mudski and they're both the same but different and both papery type........But either will work.

[bsteveo]

Joining the party late (as always) but loving this 4.2. Gets me g'd up to start doing everything I want to my series 4.

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[mudski]

To be honest Eric i think your wasting your time replacing the thermostat if your temps are good. If your temps weren't, you will know, then it would be worth it.

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[Hodge]

I figured I'd change it while everything is apart. The car is just nearly 100k sitting on 96 like, so soon. Belts as well, hoses ..
Preventative shit.

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[mudski]

Yeah fair enough.

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