This suprised me and I have checked and double checked and am unsure what I have done wrong.

I recently bought a 2wd Saphy Cosworth, as my first upgrade I have installed the 4wd intercooler onto it.

Since doing this my engine struggles to get upto its normal running temperature.

I have double checked the coolent system and the car has a new thermostat installed last week which was working perfectly. Can you guys think of anything I may have missed?

Daniel

 

You sure the thermostat is OK? It might be faulty. Also, did you put the rubber sealing ring in before the thermostat?

 

could be a lowtemp therma

 

Its a weird one becuase I installed the thermostat last week wtih the rubber ring and the cooling system was working perfectly, getting upto temp nice and quick and then staying around the "o" in norm.

All I changed yesterday was the intercooler from the 2wd to the 4wd, I cant see how this would cause it to run cooler?!

I did take the thermostat housing off to manover the new cooler in, I will check everything again tonight to make sure nothing was disturbed in there.

Is there a specific way to bleed the system, I didnt seem to have any problems last time, just wondering if I may have got air in it somehow?

Thanks, Dan

 

just idle with cap off does it for me..........dude my cars running well cool at the mo

 

It was nothing after all that, just the rubber seal had distorted and was letting water freely flow around the thermostat!

Thanks for the replys anyway guys!