no thermostat?????
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no thermostat?????
well i pulled the top plastic peice off my waterpump housing ( s5 ) and there was no thermostat inside. why would someone take this off? info please !!
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While it is true that an S4 runs about 1/4 on the gauge, half way is not exactly a problem. 1/4 is about thermostat temperature (86 degrees if I remember correctly) and halfway, according to the temperature on my Microtech, is 90 degrees.
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I wouldn't trust newer gauges, because it was around 1990 or so that many cars started to be produced with "idiot light" gauges that aren't an actual temperature display. For example, the S5 RX-7 temp gauge has three positions: cold, normal and "new engine". I understand the FD has a similar gauge setup.
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hear that - once upon a time my stock temp gauge was sitting pretty @ 1/2 way up the gauge but my aftermarket gauge told the truth - the engine was @ 245! Fortunately I still have my engine and the resulting compression test shows everything is still cool. (pardon the pun)
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