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Temp gauge rises slightly then falls - thermostat?
My '93 Accord usually handles these deep freeze winters well. But for the
last few (very cold) days, the temperature gauge hardly rises even after a long period of driving. When I am at a stop and the car is idling at low engine speed, the temp gauge sometimes rises slightly. But when I take off and accelerate again, it falls back to its lowest point. Is it safe to assume that the thermostat is the culprit here? I am guessing that the thermostat the car has now is the original (I've had the car for only 5 years and have not had it replaced since I've owned it). It is also taking longer than usual to warm up on the inside. Am I assuming correctly? |
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"Imminent Vengeance" > wrote in message ... > My '93 Accord usually handles these deep freeze winters well. But for the > last few (very cold) days, the temperature gauge hardly rises even after a > long period of driving. When I am at a stop and the car is idling at low > engine speed, the temp gauge sometimes rises slightly. But when I take > off > and accelerate again, it falls back to its lowest point. > > Is it safe to assume that the thermostat is the culprit here? I am > guessing > that the thermostat the car has now is the original (I've had the car for > only 5 years and have not had it replaced since I've owned it). It is > also > taking longer than usual to warm up on the inside. > > Am I assuming correctly? Yes. |
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"TeGGer®" > wrote in message .. . > "Steve Bigelow" > wrote in > : > >> >> "Imminent Vengeance" > wrote in message >> ... >>> My '93 Accord usually handles these deep freeze winters well. But >>> for the last few (very cold) days, the temperature gauge hardly rises >>> even after a long period of driving. When I am at a stop and the car >>> is idling at low engine speed, the temp gauge sometimes rises >>> slightly. But when I take off >>> and accelerate again, it falls back to its lowest point. >>> >>> Is it safe to assume that the thermostat is the culprit here? I am >>> guessing >>> that the thermostat the car has now is the original (I've had the car >>> for only 5 years and have not had it replaced since I've owned it). >>> It is also >>> taking longer than usual to warm up on the inside. >>> >>> Am I assuming correctly? >> >> Yes. >> >> > > > Ditto. > > Replace with OEM. It's cheap and much better-made than anything you'll get > aftermarket. Ditto. |
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TeGGer® wrote:
>> Yes. > > Ditto. > > Replace with OEM. It's cheap and much better-made than anything you'll > get aftermarket. > Thanks. And yes, I will definitely get an OEM replacement. |
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Replace the t-stat with a Honda brand name only or the new one will not
last long |
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