Wont get up to temperature.
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Wont get up to temperature.
It is pretty cold here in Northeast PA now. My truck doesnt really want to get warm. It comes up just above the C line on the temp. guage. Last year, the heater in the truck would about burn me out of the cab before I got to work, now its just warm in the cab. Its an 02 F150 with a 4.6L. I am thinking it may be the thermostat. If the thermo. fails, does it fail in the "open" position?
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Originally Posted by BLUE20004X4
My stat did the same, went only so far because it was stuck open as it should. It was only a matter of time before the CEL came on. Happened around this time too when it failed. Easy fix, cheap too.
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Temp gauge rides ~1/2 way when warm, unless you have installed a really low temp stat ~160 deg F.
Here's a quick check for stat failure. Drive your truck until the temp gauge no longer increases. Get out and block off the front of your radiator with a piece of cardboard. If the temp gauge increases with the radiator blocked, you most likely have an open stat.
Here's a quick check for stat failure. Drive your truck until the temp gauge no longer increases. Get out and block off the front of your radiator with a piece of cardboard. If the temp gauge increases with the radiator blocked, you most likely have an open stat.
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Originally Posted by KTrostel
Temp gauge rides ~1/2 way when warm, unless you have installed a really low temp stat ~160 deg F.
Here's a quick check for stat failure. Drive your truck until the temp gauge no longer increases. Get out and block off the front of your radiator with a piece of cardboard. If the temp gauge increases with the radiator blocked, you most likely have an open stat.
Here's a quick check for stat failure. Drive your truck until the temp gauge no longer increases. Get out and block off the front of your radiator with a piece of cardboard. If the temp gauge increases with the radiator blocked, you most likely have an open stat.