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It is very, very difficult to accidently do this. The heat sensor is so obvious that it naturally goes in correctly, without trying hard at all. However, to answer your question, since the heat sensor on the thermostat is not down and feeling the heat correctly, since the water is coming from the radiator in a cool state, and IF you could install the thermostat upside down (backwards), it will sense COOL water and tell your computer (assuming a new car) that the water needs to warm up. Wrong message, hot hot hotter hotter equals ruined engine (saw it in the desert in California), equals no good engine, equals $ $ $ $ $ $.
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What happens to the motor when you put in a thermostat backwards?
It will probably overheat. answer= thermostat will not open and will prevent the flow of coolant . which will in turn do damage to your engine
Will engine overheat if thermostat is put in backwards?
Definitely
Why does your 1994 Mercury Villager overheat with a new thermostat?
Either the thermostat was not the problem, or you put it in backwards.
Can you put a 2000 Durango thermostat in backwards?
Yes, you could install it backwards. It definitely would not function correctly.
Can the thermostat go two ways?
Shouldn't be able to. If the thermostat is put in backwards, thethermostat housing will interfere with the thermostat. When placed in properly, the housing with install easily.
What happeneds when you put a thermostat on backwards in a 2001 chrysler sebring?
Most likely the engine will overheat.
What happens If you put ps3 game backwards?
It will tell you it can not read the discc
What happens when you put a clutch in backwards?
You cannot physically put a clutch disk in backwards unless you force it together. If you do this you will destroy the clutch disc and possibly other clutch components.
What happens if you put a PCV valve in backwards?
pcv valve wont work properly
What could cause a 1995 mercury villager to over heat Once the thermostat is replaced?
Did you put the thermostat in backwards? I would check to see where the steam is coming from. I had to change out small hoses for the same problem with mine.
What happens when a fly wheel is put on backwards?
It rotates the other way. Yeah, right. You CANNOT put a flywheel on backwards. It's not physically possible to mate the flywheel with the crankshaft unless it is the correct direction.
What happens when you put coolant into a Malibu without running the car?
When the car is cold the thermostat is closed. When the thermostat is closed the coolant does not circulate or get in to the engine block.
