95tegRS

My car takes forever to warm up as well. my mom has a 94 Teg auto and it warms up in 3 mins flat. and temp needle in her car goes from 1/4-1/2.

In my 5 speed my temp needle stays around the 'C' the whole time. I slipped piece of card board infront of my radiator, and the car warms up alot better now. I installed a new rad in my teg 2 summers ago, and ever since then i noticed my car runs alot cooler in the summer, and on the downside alot cooler in the winter as well

travis in wa

Do the newer thermostats have the little dongle like the older one?
On my '89, there's a hole with a dongle hanging on it. That's supposed to be up.
Could an improperly installed t-stat allow too much coolant through to prevent proper warm up?

tegbooster

i feel so bad for u guys lol, im in SOCAL also, and it's depressing to hear about this "20 minute warmup" thing .... o well....im in a jacket, gloves, beanie, and jeans and it's only 67 out right now lol

daschwa

Yes, an improperly installed thermostat would definately cause problems, in my case, the gasket was not installed correctly and caused a ton of problems. If your unsure about the thermostat put it in a pot of water and put it on the stove and apply heat, eventualy you will see it open and erase/confirm oubts of a bad thermostat. This is what I did and when I saw it open normally I realized it was something I was doing wrong.

travis in wa

just make sure when inspecting the t-stat cold that it's completely closed. It doesn't have to be stuck open much.

Amirked

sounds like a thermostat to me. I live in Minnesota and it gets damn cold here - had the same problem a while back, changed the thermostat and it works fine. However, if that does not do the trick try getting a new radiator cap. A week cap won't let the pressure build up in the system - cheap fix too.

Good luck.

95tegraGSR

Wow, glad I saw this thread. I've been freezing for the last week not knowing what's wrong. My needle rests on C all the time now, even if I've been driving for an hour. I just called AutoZone for the thermostat and they have one for my GSR for $11.95. Should I not buy this one since it's not brand name? How hard is this to change myself? I really don't want to pay someone $85 labor for a $12 part. Thanks!

sherwood

i've got 3 layers on my pants, 6 on my chest, and i'm contemplating more.



--hey guys just be glad the t-stat wasnt stuck in the other direction... my moms car overheated like crazy and I almost had to drive out to get her in like the back woods of PA

travis in wa

How hard to change??? I don't know on the 94s. On my 89, it was a bit of a bugger, but not really too bad at all. The hard part was because it's buried under the distributor. So getting at it was tricky.

R_Squared

I would just go with a Honda thermostat. I originally got one from Autozone but then took it back after hearing that a lot of them are faulty to begin with. I picked up a Honda one instead. I can't remember how much I paid for it, but it wasn't much. I'm still waiting to put it in though...