I was stuck in traffic yesterday and my car started to overheat. The needle quickly rose to the "H" on the temp gauge. I had to turn my heater on to cool down the car. This made it a long drive home (60 miles). When I got home, I checked the front and rear radiator fans and they both were working fine. I'm assuming my thermostat went.

Could all the extra power from my mods cause a thermostat to go prematurely?

Where can I get a new thermostat from?

Has this happend to anybody else?

P.S.

Running the heater on high did a great job at maintaning the cars temparature.

MODS

GSC 264 Cams
HKS EVC IV Boost Controller (21 pounds)
PSI-FI Power Pak (piggy back ecu)
10 pound battery
AEM wideband
K&N intake
3"TBE

 

Well, since we have no idea what your mods are, I'd say it's hard to guess

Sounds like that fan switch issue we've been hearing about??

 

Bump

 

when was the last time you got a radiator flush.

 

did you check your coolant levels

 

My coolant levels look fine. Does anyone have the ralliart thermostat in stock?

 

There is a recall for the relay that controls the fan. The dealer will fix it for free if that is what is wrong.

 

Yea i got mine done a month or so ago..........

 

They canceled my warranty a while back. Do you think they will still perform the recall?

 

This is a recall. They are legally bound to fix it even after 20 years, assuming . don't go out of business

I haven't brought mine in for this since most of the tech are idiots and I don't want them touching the car.