[s-cars] Thermostat will not bleed

[Jerry Scott]

For some reason, the thermostat is not closing.  Did you put the gasket on 
the thermostat housing and not behind the thermostat?  It does not go under 
the thermostat.
Jerry
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Turczyn" <mkturczyn at verizon.net>
To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 4:56 PM
Subject: [s-cars] Thermostat will not bleed


> So--
>
> We had a little warm weather today so I thought I would put in a new
> thermostat since mine was acting a bit slow getting up to temp these
> past few weeks.
>
> Got a new Wahler from Impex and proceeded to drain the system and
> install the new thermostat.
>
> Being a wise boy I checked it in boiling water and sure enough it
> opened and then cracked close about 87C.
>
> Put if vertical just like the one I put in a number of years back.
> Went pretty fast except for the water the came out of the block I had
> though I had gotten when I had drained the radiator and the reservoir.
>
> Filled with freash mix and started it up.  It pulled down almost all
> of the reservoir the first five minutes.  After about 10 minutes the
> temp gage was not even past the first three marks and then the
> coolant wanting icon flashed on.  I shut it down.  Even though the
> reservoir was more then half filled I put in more.  Started it up and
> as soon as the gage got to the first mark after about 40 seconds the
> Icon flashed on.
>
>
> The hose to the top of the radiator is warm but the radiator is not.
> the hose coming off the thermostat housing is warm- not hot.  The
> after run hoses are warm to the pump and out of the pump.
>
> No matter what I do-- heat on - heat off-- I cannot get past the icon
> going on after about 40 seconds.
>
> I never had this problem before in the times I have put in a
> thermostat or changed the timing belt.
>
> Never had to break a line to burp air ever.
>
> Could it be that the thermostat is no opening allowing air to get out
> of the system?
>
> Any ideas--
>
>
> It is dark and now I find out from my wife the up stairway hall
> lights are out as well as the bath and one bedroom-- all else on the
> same circuit work-- no blown breakers.
>
> 1938 house-- I can only guess what is in series.
>
> It will be a fun day tomorrow .
> -- 
> Mark Turczyn
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