Where exactly is the thermostat on a V6 (code ABC) engine?
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Re: Where exactly is the thermostat on a V6 (code ABC) engine?
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> On Nov 24, 1:28 am, daytripper <day_tri...@REMOVEyahoo.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 22:02:38 -0800 (PST), Hooch <hooc...@googlemail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Anyone?
>>
>> >thanks!
>>
>> ABC V6 is the 2.6L 12V engine, correct?
>
> That's the one.
>
>> If so, the thermostat is located at the front face of the engine, below
>> the
>> LHS camshaft timing gear, under an aluminum housing. Pretty sure you have
>> to
>> remove the toothed belt and loosen the non-toothed belt to get that cover
>> off,
>> but perhaps you can get away without actually removing the timing belt...
>
> OK, thanks. It seems to be running cold (about 55 deg C), but I'd
> better check the temperature gauge before doing anything else.
Does the heater heat up the cabin? - Then its probably the gauge - the gauge
should read about 35-40 Ohms with warm engine.
(if you place a 39 ohm resistor over the wires to the gauge it should read
arround 90 deg C)
/Jens
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Re: Where exactly is the thermostat on a V6 (code ABC) engine?
"Hooch" <hoochxy@googlemail.com> skrev i en meddelelse
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> On Nov 24, 1:28 am, daytripper <day_tri...@REMOVEyahoo.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 22:02:38 -0800 (PST), Hooch <hooc...@googlemail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Anyone?
>>
>> >thanks!
>>
>> ABC V6 is the 2.6L 12V engine, correct?
>
> That's the one.
>
>> If so, the thermostat is located at the front face of the engine, below
>> the
>> LHS camshaft timing gear, under an aluminum housing. Pretty sure you have
>> to
>> remove the toothed belt and loosen the non-toothed belt to get that cover
>> off,
>> but perhaps you can get away without actually removing the timing belt...
>
> OK, thanks. It seems to be running cold (about 55 deg C), but I'd
> better check the temperature gauge before doing anything else.
Does the heater heat up the cabin? - Then its probably the gauge - the gauge
should read about 35-40 Ohms with warm engine.
(if you place a 39 ohm resistor over the wires to the gauge it should read
arround 90 deg C)
/Jens
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Re: Where exactly is the thermostat on a V6 (code ABC) engine?
"Hooch" <hoochxy@googlemail.com> skrev i en meddelelse
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> On Nov 24, 1:28 am, daytripper <day_tri...@REMOVEyahoo.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 22:02:38 -0800 (PST), Hooch <hooc...@googlemail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Anyone?
>>
>> >thanks!
>>
>> ABC V6 is the 2.6L 12V engine, correct?
>
> That's the one.
>
>> If so, the thermostat is located at the front face of the engine, below
>> the
>> LHS camshaft timing gear, under an aluminum housing. Pretty sure you have
>> to
>> remove the toothed belt and loosen the non-toothed belt to get that cover
>> off,
>> but perhaps you can get away without actually removing the timing belt...
>
> OK, thanks. It seems to be running cold (about 55 deg C), but I'd
> better check the temperature gauge before doing anything else.
Does the heater heat up the cabin? - Then its probably the gauge - the gauge
should read about 35-40 Ohms with warm engine.
(if you place a 39 ohm resistor over the wires to the gauge it should read
arround 90 deg C)
/Jens
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