11-11-2020, 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by SaskE70
I live in southeast Saskatchewan, and it's usually not this cold in November but we just had a storm go through. I'm not a huge fan of cardboard, I don't think it's necessary. My engine temp was low because of heating the cabin, not because of flow through the radiator. I also prefer to leave the radiator free to do its job if needed.
I'm also not concerned with the temperatures I saw. I just wanted to make a point that sometimes the thermostat is working properly but the engine temperature is still low due to other conditions.
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Aren't sustained low temps bad for the glow plugs and eventually module? I had a failed thermostat without knowing it and needed to also replace glow plugs and the module. The only indication of a thermostat problem was the code for glow plug fault.
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