If it's stuck open, no heat. If it's stuck closed, over heat.
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
Follow the upper radiator hose, where it goes into the housing on the engine, sometimes, you have to remove the water pump on these critters to replace the thermostat.
Not having a thermostat fitted will result in the engine running much cooler, usually accompanied by a loss of efficiency and performance as the engine won't be able to reach its optimum running temperature.
Thermostat housing
MOST LIKLY YOUR THERMOSTAT NEEDS CHANGING.
When a thermostat goes bad in a vehicle, it can make your car overheat. It can also make it t where you do not have any heat inside your car.
If it totally dies, the AC unit will not operate. If it is "failing", the unit will not maintain the proper temperatures.
No ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The spring side of the thermostat goes towards the engine, and if the thermostat is installed vertically the vent hole goes at the top. Helpfull
The spring side goes TOWARDS the engine , and if the thermostat has a vent hole it goes to the top if it is a vertically mounted thermostat
The spring on the thermostat goes down towards the engine.
The temperature gauge on a car fluctuates because the car's thermostat is opening and closing. The gauge goes up when the thermostat closes and the gauge goes down when the thermostat opens.
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IF it goes bad it will stick and allow no coolant to pass through it, and the car will subsequently overheat. Just change it out. They are usually under $10
The spring goes towards the engine , and if the engine thermostat has a vent hole , the hole goes at the top
The spring side of the thermostat goes towards the engine.
Remove the 2 bolts at the thermostat housing. The upper hose goes to the thermostat housing.
the kia sportage 2000 thermostat, they is a small open hole seats on the plate just like the one in the centre where does it face when u put the thermostat in the housing Generally the spring of the thermostat goes towards the engine block.