Quote:
Originally Posted by nnewell
The thermostat failed to open on my 190SL one summer day and I didn't see the
temp. guage climbing - in a few minutes the rad cap blew and so did the head gasket. A costly repair including a head rebuild later I installed a failsafe thermostat - 72c . These thermostats fail open. I used that thermostat for six years and never had another problem.
|
All thermostats, Chevy, Ford, Ferrari, Porsche.... can fail to open. It just doesn't happen very often.