Oh, crap.

Kinja'd!!! by "Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
Published 03/03/2017 at 16:57

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Kinja'd!!!

It appears I will needing a thermostat, at least I hope that’s all I need. Temp sudddenly crept up while rotting in line waiting for fast food. But right before it go to the white hashmark it dropped back to normal.

Kinja'd!!!

This will be the 4th thermostat between three Tercel that I will have replaced.

It’s a stop-and-go 35-minute drive home today... Let us hope something really bad doesn’t happen :)


Replies (18)

Kinja'd!!! "Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
03/03/2017 at 17:07, STARS: 0

How’s the coolant level? Any chance that the thermostat is opening late because there’s no coolant touching it? 

Kinja'd!!! "crowmolly" (crowmolly)
03/03/2017 at 17:18, STARS: 0

Any chance it could be a shot water pump?

Kinja'd!!! "Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap" (ddadragon)
03/03/2017 at 17:19, STARS: 1

Rotting in line? How long were you waiting?

Kinja'd!!! "BeaterGT" (beatergt)
03/03/2017 at 17:24, STARS: 0

How do you know it’s not the fans just coming on late? Or is this car so old that logic doesn’t apply?

Kinja'd!!! "Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
03/03/2017 at 17:33, STARS: 0

Long enough for the car to overheat.

Kinja'd!!! "Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
03/03/2017 at 17:34, STARS: 0

Sure could be. Definitely an aftermarket one there but it’s not like I can (or do) trust anything the seller might have said.

Kinja'd!!! "vicali" (vicali)
03/03/2017 at 17:38, STARS: 0

MIST... MIST damn you!

Isn’t the 3a hard on headgaskets?

Kinja'd!!! "Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
03/03/2017 at 17:52, STARS: 0

Good questions. I will investigate tonight in mah garage

Kinja'd!!! "Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
03/03/2017 at 17:53, STARS: 0

No, it’s a fair question. I will inspect s’more

Kinja'd!!! "pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
03/03/2017 at 18:31, STARS: 1

New thermostat and flush the cooling system too

Kinja'd!!! "Spaceball-Two" (spaceball-two)
03/03/2017 at 19:08, STARS: 0

Fur in the lines?

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Kinja'd!!! "Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
03/03/2017 at 19:20, STARS: 0

It used to be clean... :(

Kinja'd!!! "Spaceball-Two" (spaceball-two)
03/03/2017 at 19:24, STARS: 0

Mine too. You should see the Mazda. GOOD LORD!

Kinja'd!!! "Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
03/03/2017 at 19:57, STARS: 0

DAMN FAMILY AND PETS THEREOF

Kinja'd!!! "Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
03/03/2017 at 20:38, STARS: 0

Not sure. Didn’t have any issues with that myself but I didn’t own them for very long to experience...

Kinja'd!!! "Spaceball-Two" (spaceball-two)
03/03/2017 at 20:51, STARS: 0

Fish crackers everywhere

Kinja'd!!! "Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
03/05/2017 at 21:21, STARS: 0

Upon further inspection, the fan is in fact coming on later than it used to...

Kinja'd!!! "BeaterGT" (beatergt)
03/06/2017 at 09:05, STARS: 0

Not sure if that’s something you can adjust via ECU but they seem to be working so if it ain’t broke don’t fix it!