 Thermostat Cable, It's off the pulley |
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| Jackba |
 Jul 13 2018, 05:02 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 40 Joined: 13-July 18 From: Sacramento Member No.: 22,308 Region Association: Northern California  |
I was under my '74 2.0 and noticed that the thin cable that connects to the thermostat is no longer on the pulley. I live in a warm climate and my car has never been hard to start in any weather. Is it important to have tension on the cable in a warm climate? Or will the engine run hotter?
Appreciate help from the experts. Jack |
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| iankarr |
Jul 14 2018, 07:40 AM
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The wrencher formerly known as Cuddy_K Group: Members Posts: 2,480 Joined: 22-May 15 From: Heber City, UT Member No.: 18,749 Region Association: Intermountain Region 
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Here's the heat gun doing it's magic in-action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFrcKSB-oUM What I'm not sure about is if the heat gun gets the thermostat to extend further than than the engine would. When my cable came off the pulley I loosened the set screw on the vanes and got it back on the pulley. Then drove the car for 30 minutes (so the thermostat was in its full "normal" extension), then pulled the cable so it was juuuussst barely tight on the vane without pulling it (so the flaps were in full cooling position). When the engine cooled I checked and saw that the vane was pulled back as it should. |
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Jackba Thermostat Cable Jul 13 2018, 05:02 PM
Dave_Darling If there's no tension on the cable, it is more... Jul 13 2018, 05:17 PM BeatNavy In a stock setup if the cable is not under tension... Jul 13 2018, 05:19 PM
Chip
In a stock setup if the cable is not under tensio... Jul 13 2018, 05:57 PM Jackba
[quote name='BeatNavy' post='2628936' date='Jul 1... Jul 13 2018, 11:07 PM |
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