Timmmy
'87 Bertone X1/9
Ok fellow Xers, I need some feedback. I haven't posted here in awhile, but I'm still enjoying the hell out of my Exxy. I have a 1987 Bertone, 1500 FI. Last summer it was overheating so I had the radiator cleaned and rodded. This summer I have the A/C working great (at last). I realized that the thermostat I put in last year may not have been the most optimal. It was a Stant 13378. So I got a 45378 equivalent from Napa. It does appear to open up much more than the previous one.
Here is the dilemma. When I ran the radiator flush stuff through the system, I did it with the thermostat removed, then flushed with water and ran for a bit, and flushed with water again. Then I put the new stat in and filled it with antifreeze and water. When I was running it without the stat it ran much cooler, about 180 or so maybe less, yet I still had heat coming from the heater. Now that I have the new stat installed, it still runs hotter than I'd like ion the freeway or uphill, usually up around the 3/4 mark on the temp gauge. Which I think is around 225-230 or so.............
SO, the question is,....what would be the problem running without a thermostat in it during the summer months at least, especially since I do still seem to have flow through the heater core?????
Any suggestions???
TIMMMY
Here is the dilemma. When I ran the radiator flush stuff through the system, I did it with the thermostat removed, then flushed with water and ran for a bit, and flushed with water again. Then I put the new stat in and filled it with antifreeze and water. When I was running it without the stat it ran much cooler, about 180 or so maybe less, yet I still had heat coming from the heater. Now that I have the new stat installed, it still runs hotter than I'd like ion the freeway or uphill, usually up around the 3/4 mark on the temp gauge. Which I think is around 225-230 or so.............
SO, the question is,....what would be the problem running without a thermostat in it during the summer months at least, especially since I do still seem to have flow through the heater core?????
Any suggestions???
TIMMMY