Date: Sun, 04 Jun 2000 22:04:27 GMT From: BobR <BobRosnopsamdnet.att.net> Subject: Overheating - sometimes it really is just the thermostat!
I've replaced thermostats in past cars when they overheated, and it never helped - it was always the radiator or the water pump or a head gasket, but finally I got lucky this time! So for those with cars like my '86 900S that overheat and, where temp rises with speed and where the lower rad hose is much cooler than the upper - by all means try the 18 buck solution! Now on to replacing my heater control valve that's giving me hot air from my side vents where there should be A/C...