Timeline for Why don't thermostats have a sensor?
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| Jul 2, 2015 at 12:02 | comment | added | Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2♦ | @rpmerf - Do you have a source for your statement "The ECU will typically shut down the engine at about 250°F"? | |
| Jul 2, 2015 at 11:57 | comment | added | rpmerf | The ECU will typically shut down the engine at about 250*F. However, if you are low on coolant, it may have trouble reading the temperature accurately. Also, I would blame the water pump, leaking hoses, and corroded and/or leaking radiators for being much more common than a bad thermostat. | |
| Jul 2, 2015 at 7:10 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackMechanics/status/616504125384196096 | ||
| Jul 1, 2015 at 20:51 | answer | added | knocksAndMisfires | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jul 1, 2015 at 17:09 | comment | added | Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2♦ | I'm surprised they don't use the ECU to regulate the temperature in the engine. Even so, when a thermostat works, it does the job very well. They most often last so long (years upon years), are cheap, and are usually easily replaced. This means a new, untested technology to regulate the coolant flow is not going to be one of the things to be upgraded in engines. It just doesn't make economical sense. | |
| Jul 1, 2015 at 16:57 | history | edited | amphibient | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 1, 2015 at 16:53 | answer | added | Zaid | timeline score: 7 | |
| Jul 1, 2015 at 16:03 | history | asked | amphibient | CC BY-SA 3.0 |