a cool engine is good but.....

[STANN]

Ok guys, now that winter has descended on atlanta, my engine seems to be running very cool....very cool. The temperature gauge rarely even gets into the indicating arc thing...usually rests between the C and the beginning of the arc, even after hard driving...redline shifts every time. One day after some "spirited" driving I opened the hood to let the engine "cool down" a bit, and almost NO warm air rose from the engine whatsoever (maybe a little from the exhaust manifold but only after a few seconds after the heat rose). Any possible harm from this? I know a cool engine is good, but a cold engine probably isn't.... I'm thinking the thermostat broke and is staying open....sound like a probable cause? The driving isnt effected at all, in fact, its hustling along pretty good now and the KKM is loving this cool,dense air. Thanks for the help.

 

[Alec]

Yup, probably a stuck tstat.

 

[Jason_25]

After a while your engine may be damaged and your gas mileage will suffer. Not to mention damaging the cats and o2 sensors. It's most definitely your thermostat sticking open.

 

[STANN]

well, sounds like I need to fix that....heh heh. Thanks guys.