Hey Guys,
It's warming up here in Texas so I decided to change out my stock Thermo for a 180 HiPo Mr. Gasket. First, it does appear to be a quality unit. I drilled a hole at the 12 o'clock like suggested in other threads. I then went to put it in and it seemed to not fit correctly. It seemed too small. Also, there is no indication as to what direction it goes.
I went to Mr. Gasket.com and found the directions for the piece. It said to put the cone side out toward the radiator. In other words, the brass part toward the engine. I installed everything, jacked the car up, burped it, and then went on my way.
The car continued to run HOT. In fact, I was hitting "L" in NORMAL. At this point, I turned on the heater full blast. Man, nothing worse than 95 degrees out and having to run your heater. My 2 year-old is like "Dad, wtf, it's 95 degrees outside". Seriously, he's saying, "hot, Daddy, hot".
The car cooled down so I know hot water was making it to the heater coil which tells me the thermo was at least partially open.
Tonight, I went to Autozone and decided to go with the Failsafe 180 degree. Curiously enough, it's $2 more but definitely doesn't seem as beefy as the Mr. Gasket. I installed it (fits perfectly), burped the car, and took it for a spin. The car is running cooler. I'll know for sure tomorrow after the commute home.
Maybe I just got a bad thermo. It happens. Nonetheless, I can always change later. What matters now is that I have a thermo that is working.
I just thought I'd pass this along.
It's warming up here in Texas so I decided to change out my stock Thermo for a 180 HiPo Mr. Gasket. First, it does appear to be a quality unit. I drilled a hole at the 12 o'clock like suggested in other threads. I then went to put it in and it seemed to not fit correctly. It seemed too small. Also, there is no indication as to what direction it goes.
I went to Mr. Gasket.com and found the directions for the piece. It said to put the cone side out toward the radiator. In other words, the brass part toward the engine. I installed everything, jacked the car up, burped it, and then went on my way.
The car continued to run HOT. In fact, I was hitting "L" in NORMAL. At this point, I turned on the heater full blast. Man, nothing worse than 95 degrees out and having to run your heater. My 2 year-old is like "Dad, wtf, it's 95 degrees outside". Seriously, he's saying, "hot, Daddy, hot".
The car cooled down so I know hot water was making it to the heater coil which tells me the thermo was at least partially open.
Tonight, I went to Autozone and decided to go with the Failsafe 180 degree. Curiously enough, it's $2 more but definitely doesn't seem as beefy as the Mr. Gasket. I installed it (fits perfectly), burped the car, and took it for a spin. The car is running cooler. I'll know for sure tomorrow after the commute home.
Maybe I just got a bad thermo. It happens. Nonetheless, I can always change later. What matters now is that I have a thermo that is working.
I just thought I'd pass this along.