Fcjunker123

So I went to go and replace my therma stat on my 87 na base model and noticed that when I took it apart there was no therma stat ???

Is it supposed to not have one or am I looking in the wrong spot .

misterstyx69

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yep...it's missing!
and it is important.
Buy OEM..trust me.

Fcjunker123

I thought so lol now how do I put it in ?? So the spring goes down the hole or so it's sticking up to the rad cap.

clykins

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Spring goes down the hole.

clykins

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Found this photo. Hopefully it helps. :-)

Fcjunker123

Thanks that helps ill put it back in like that. But when I do that at first it wouldn't start and puked out coolant from overflow

clykins

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Your thermostat position will not affect the car starting. If it is not starting then there are other issues to deal with.

As for puking ot the overflow tank, do you have a cap on the tank? Is the tank over filled?

Fcjunker123

So my car over heats easy its like its boiling water ! But it is like there is tons of air in the system.
And I right ?

misterstyx69

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Did you replace all the coolant in the engine and put in the thermostat?.
If you are getting Gushes of coolant upon starting,then it may be "toast".

Fcjunker123

Are you saying that my engine is done or cooling system is? I flush the cooling system completely and no thermostat right now

pkneeland

Mine was gushing too. Swapped the radiator, it fixed the problem.

clykins

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If you feel boiling liquid in the lines then you either have air in the lines and/or a leak or the wrong mixture of coolant and water. I would pressure test your system and the radiator cap. If the coolant is not pressurized then the coolant will boil. The pressurization raised the boiling temperature of the coolant.

Fcjunker123

There is a boiling sound and the mixture isn't really the problem it's not perfect but it's good enuf. The thing is the air bleeder on the rad is stripped. It's the black plastic thing on the top of the rad.

The coolant overflow is full of boiling water after 5 minutes of noob city driving and 15 minutes of highway driving at 160 kph the faster I got the lower the tempature

Fcjunker123

There is a boiling sound and the mixture isn't really the problem it's not perfect but it's good enuf. The thing is the air bleeder on the rad is stripped. It's the black plastic thing on the top of the rad.

The coolant overflow is full of boiling water after 5 minutes of noob city driving and 15 minutes of highway driving at 160 kph the faster I got the lower the tempature.

pkneeland

^^^ like mine but worse. Mine was after 20 min. Clogged rad

Fcjunker123

My car must have a clogged rad so i am gonna order a aftermarket one

pkneeland

I did Godspeed all aluminum. Koyo is a good choice too