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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: splott on 13 June 2010, 11:53:38

Title: Thermostat
Post by: splott on 13 June 2010, 11:53:38
Two questions:
What temperature should the V6 2.5 run at?
Where is the bloody thing? :-/
Title: Re: Thermostat
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 13 June 2010, 12:13:07
Mine sat between 80-90 Splott, which was normal to me.

The thermostate sits in the middle of the top of the V and is accessable once you remove the inlet manifold ;) ;)
Title: Re: Thermostat
Post by: splott on 13 June 2010, 12:26:43
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Mine sat between 80-90 Splott, which was normal to me.

The thermostate sits in the middle of the top of the V and is accessable once you remove the inlet manifold ;) ;)

Thanks Lizzie :y

If it was showing minus 4 on the gauge I wouldn't take the inlet manifold off. The guy who come up with the idea of putting it there is probably still laughing, now!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Thermostat
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 13 June 2010, 12:32:12
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Mine sat between 80-90 Splott, which was normal to me.

The thermostate sits in the middle of the top of the V and is accessable once you remove the inlet manifold ;) ;)

Thanks Lizzie :y

If it was showing minus 4 on the gauge I wouldn't take the inlet manifold off. The guy who come up with the idea of putting it there is probably still laughing, now!!!!!!!!!!


 ;D ;D ;D ;D  It is relatively easy, and if you ever get tempted Splott, as usual this Forum has a great guide on it:

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1229464812

 :D :D ;) ;)
Title: Re: Thermostat
Post by: splott on 13 June 2010, 12:43:35
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Mine sat between 80-90 Splott, which was normal to me.

The thermostate sits in the middle of the top of the V and is accessable once you remove the inlet manifold ;) ;)

Thanks Lizzie :y

If it was showing minus 4 on the gauge I wouldn't take the inlet manifold off. The guy who come up with the idea of putting it there is probably still laughing, now!!!!!!!!!!


 ;D ;D ;D ;D  It is relatively easy, and if you ever get tempted Splott, as usual this Forum has a great guide on it:

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1229464812

 :D :D ;) ;)

What happened to the days when all you had to do was remove two bolts, lift the housing up and the thermostat fell out into your hand.
I must be getting old! :'(

Luck has it my car is running about 82c :y
Title: Re: Thermostat
Post by: sjc on 13 June 2010, 12:48:09
Getting the metal coolant transfer pipe off is the difficult bit!

I just buy a new one now and then I don't have to worry about the mess I make of the old one!
Title: Re: Thermostat
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 13 June 2010, 12:52:11
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Mine sat between 80-90 Splott, which was normal to me.

The thermostate sits in the middle of the top of the V and is accessable once you remove the inlet manifold ;) ;)

Thanks Lizzie :y

If it was showing minus 4 on the gauge I wouldn't take the inlet manifold off. The guy who come up with the idea of putting it there is probably still laughing, now!!!!!!!!!!


 ;D ;D ;D ;D  It is relatively easy, and if you ever get tempted Splott, as usual this Forum has a great guide on it:

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1229464812

 :D :D ;) ;)

What happened to the days when all you had to do was remove two bolts, lift the housing up and the thermostat fell out into your hand.
I must be getting old! :'(

Luck has it my car is running about 82c :y

Yes, the old five minute job if that!! ::) ::) ::)

They call it progress Splott!! ::) ::) :D :D ;)
Title: Re: Thermostat
Post by: splott on 13 June 2010, 12:53:52
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Getting the metal coolant transfer pipe off is the difficult bit!

I just buy a new one now and then I don't have to worry about the mess I make of the old one!

sjc.......... there is not a chance in h*ll of me getting involved in replacing the thermostat. I would put cooking foil over the radiator like we did in the old days, first :y
Title: Re: Thermostat
Post by: sjc on 13 June 2010, 13:30:18
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Getting the metal coolant transfer pipe off is the difficult bit!

I just buy a new one now and then I don't have to worry about the mess I make of the old one!

sjc.......... there is not a chance in h*ll of me getting involved in replacing the thermostat. I would put cooking foil over the radiator like we did in the old days, first :y

 ;D I don't blame you.  Only trouble is, these V6s really do not respond well to being "boiled-over".

Rock and a hard place comes to mind but sounds like you don't have a thermostat problem anyway  ;)