Quote Originally Posted by Archerfish View Post
Yes, however, *Stockengine mentioned that one of the symptoms of a failing thermostat is when the engine is warmer than usual, that is, when the temperature gauge is not moving.



Or he is referring to another temperature gauge that I'm not familiar with.

Kindly confirm if my understanding is correct about coolant level. If the thermostat is no longer working properly, in example, not opening, then the coolant level will decrease because it will reach the boiling point and evaporate.
there is only one temp gauge. yesterday after we got back from punta fuego the engine area was really warm. "radiant heat" this is the warmth im referring to.

the radiant heat was very bad. when we were idling at fronte grabe the engine area you can feel it talaga. when the mech removed the thermostat housing the coolant was steaming. sabi nga ng mech, its looks new! medyo engot lng sya, all thermostats look new in a sealed system(santa fe). then this evening the engine was warm but not as warm. drove from marikina-bgc-marikina for a client meet.

the santa fe has two cooling fans. one for the radiator and one for the condenser. these two were enough to keep the temperature in check but the radiant heat was bad as well as the fc and the AC performance.



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