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Some automobile thermostats are designed to "fail open", which means that your temperature gauge will not rise above a "cold" indication. Failure can be caused by vibration (body cracking and allowing the coolant to freely circulate through the radiator), failure of wax substance bulb to expand and drive the valve closed against a spring that allows the valve to open when hot coolant is present. Other (usually older styles) thermostats "fail closed", preventing cooling from circulating through the radiator and overheating the engine. Advise: Purchase and install the most expensive quality thermostat available. These usually cost several dollars more, but the labor is 95% of the job. These jewels are usually buried under the tons of hoses, wires and do-dads added to the basic engine block. Good luck.
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Is the thermostat bad?
Only if the thermostat doesn't work. This question needs more information.
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If your radiator isnt leaking and car is having a over heating problem and coolant spewing out. Chances are your thermostat needs replaced. possible the radiator needs to be flushed. But more likley its thermostat
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When the engine overheats because thermostat won't open to allow the water to flow and cool!
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