- Mon Oct 27, 2014 5:39 am
#349426
When I swapped my new motor in I noticed the coolant smelt like rotting fish and was brown. I remember hearing that the past owner used "Stop-Leak" to fix a gasket on the old motor. All said and done I had a new motor with a new thermostat. I noticed it was taking quite a bit of time to warm up, compared to the old motor. It also took forever to warm up on the inside too. So I read that I should change the thermostat. So I installed another new thermostat, thinking maybe the other one was garbage. I let the car warm up, I push the heat to the right as far as it goes, crank the fan and it blows cold air. If I drive the car aggressively for 10-15 minutes it starts blowing warm. After about 20-30 mins of driving it blows hot. The thermostat isn't leaking to my knowledge. A few times last winter my windshield froze over on the inside, with a layer of ice. I noticed recently fog has developed just on the lower half of my windshield when I leave it parked over night. It's not every night it does this just a few times a month.
I'm thinking that maybe that "stop-leak" crap settled in the heater core and blocked up a large majority of it. Except for some reason only now decided to do that. Maybe because I am running clean, none dirty 50/50 coolant it is just more efficient at staying cool? Maybe the thermostat is garbage (again)? Maybe it had a leak, but isn't making the floor wet inside?
Anyone have any knowledge of this kind of stuff? What do you think?
I'm thinking that maybe that "stop-leak" crap settled in the heater core and blocked up a large majority of it. Except for some reason only now decided to do that. Maybe because I am running clean, none dirty 50/50 coolant it is just more efficient at staying cool? Maybe the thermostat is garbage (again)? Maybe it had a leak, but isn't making the floor wet inside?
Anyone have any knowledge of this kind of stuff? What do you think?
