Alright, so my thermostat failed about a month ago, and finally got around to fixing it, so I brought my new thermostat to my mechanic and said he wouldn't need it cause he said he would cut the thermostat I already have and leave it half open just a bit, so coolant can constantly flow through engine without burning to much gas and stuff he said. He also mention that newer thermostats are to hard or stiff and that older engines can't withstand the pressure of newer thermostat and cause my engine to fail or blow a headgasket persay, and that I wouldn't need to have a newer thermostat cause I live in Florida and it gets to hot here already to be putting in newer thermostat, so he left it half open. While my another mechanic is saying that my I need to put in a new thermostat cause of other said issue that can happen or is happening, and that I should have one actually working. Can anyone give me ideas or what should I really do, cause last the thing I want to do is spend money on a new engine.
Profane
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Get a thermostat from honda and put it in. I don't recommend aftermarket thermostats in hondas. Just because someone calls themselves a mechanic, does not mean that they are. The guy probably has good intentions but you don't go accomodating for issues that hypothetically could exist. Fix it correctly. There is a laundry list of reasons why you should run a thermostat.
You say your two machanics, I say get together with them as a Team, and have one of you do what @JohnTaper said
get a Original one at honda, they will not fail you wrong. You can not do the job then tell the person to do the job
get a Original one at honda, they will not fail you wrong. You can not do the job then tell the person to do the job
X2 the suggestion to get a Honda t-stat.
On Gen1s, aftermarket 'Stats make the engine run hot. In fact, some Canadian owners prefer that, so that they get more heat. But you sure as heck don't need that in sunny Florida!
With the 'cut' thermostat, the engine will not warm up as fast, and may in fact cause the automatic transmission to stay in 3rd rather than shift to 4th (OD). ( It does that to warm up the engine quicker...EPA thing.)
On Gen1s, aftermarket 'Stats make the engine run hot. In fact, some Canadian owners prefer that, so that they get more heat. But you sure as heck don't need that in sunny Florida!
With the 'cut' thermostat, the engine will not warm up as fast, and may in fact cause the automatic transmission to stay in 3rd rather than shift to 4th (OD). ( It does that to warm up the engine quicker...EPA thing.)
That's the last time you should use that so called mechanic. What a half assed job. Your life is in their hands. I wouldn't want a half assed brake job from them.
Just some food for thoughts.
An open or partially open T. Stat WILL destroy yor catalitic converter. The engine never warms up to normal temps so the ecu keeps dumping fuel to raise the temps. This is exactly what happens when the engine is dead cold. Have you ever wondered why the rpms are higher when you first start your car in the morning? Once you drive the engine warms up and idle drops to normal.
If you are concerned about aftermarket thermostats go with Honda, if not make sure you buy a fail safe thermostat if available.
If they fail under hot conditions they are designed to stay open to allow a free flow. I've used them and no problems so far. The down side is that if you don't remove and reset if it activated the fail safe mechanism the engine will run cold until replaced, assuming you fixed what caused it to overheat and did not serviced the thermostat.
And as said before your transmission ALSO needs the engine cooling to operate at a temp range(thermostat running as designed by honda.)
I bet you don't make 25 miles a gallon.
Your engine will wear out faster than normal as well, that excess fuel will dilute the engine oil as well degrading it.
The only time removing a tstat was a so or so practice under normal condition was back when cars used carburetor AND on very hot climates.
Lol yes I've been around cars that long. People used to do that back in late 70s and early 80s when fuel injection cars started using computers and fuel injection systems(electronic or mechanical F.I. systems)
Just my opinion and. 02 cents
I'm in central FL btw
An open or partially open T. Stat WILL destroy yor catalitic converter. The engine never warms up to normal temps so the ecu keeps dumping fuel to raise the temps. This is exactly what happens when the engine is dead cold. Have you ever wondered why the rpms are higher when you first start your car in the morning? Once you drive the engine warms up and idle drops to normal.
If you are concerned about aftermarket thermostats go with Honda, if not make sure you buy a fail safe thermostat if available.
If they fail under hot conditions they are designed to stay open to allow a free flow. I've used them and no problems so far. The down side is that if you don't remove and reset if it activated the fail safe mechanism the engine will run cold until replaced, assuming you fixed what caused it to overheat and did not serviced the thermostat.
And as said before your transmission ALSO needs the engine cooling to operate at a temp range(thermostat running as designed by honda.)
I bet you don't make 25 miles a gallon.
Your engine will wear out faster than normal as well, that excess fuel will dilute the engine oil as well degrading it.
The only time removing a tstat was a so or so practice under normal condition was back when cars used carburetor AND on very hot climates.
Lol yes I've been around cars that long. People used to do that back in late 70s and early 80s when fuel injection cars started using computers and fuel injection systems(electronic or mechanical F.I. systems)
Just my opinion and. 02 cents
I'm in central FL btw
Update: I put a Honda OEM Dealer thermostat in, and its been working so far so good. I get better gas mileage, and I quickly understand and realize put a thermostat in don't do what my mechanic did. Thank you.
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