Temp Issue figgered out

[Nick Lawrence]

So tell me,  why do Audi thermostats fail so often? (At least in my opinion)
Compared to the thermostats in my many Dodge vans?


On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 6:20 PM, Steve <phixxitt at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I had a problem with a 5ktq pushing out anti-freeze and blinking a temp
> light at me while making a gurgling sound. I put it to this list and got a
> lot of good ideas to try.
>
> I finally had time to make an all out assault on this problem. I replaced
> the tank and cap and fan sensor switch from the parts carcass and it would
> still get hot and spit out all the green stuff that takes a lot of green
> stuff to buy. I checked for exhaust fumes in the coolant tank but there was
> none so the head was good.
>
> The winner is a stuck thermostat. When I took out the fan sensor I noticed
> the coolant was cold while the motor was still warm. The whole radiator was
> cold. I plunked down the 20+ buck-a-roos to get a new thermostat and I am
> now a happy camper.
>
> Thanks for everybody's help and ideas on this...
>
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