[MR2] MK2 running cold

[Chris S]

not saying the two plastic sheets are not needed, but how long are you 
talking about for warming up?  if your temp guage is barely rising, then 
your thermostat may be busted (they break in the open position, thankfully, 
most of the time)

if the gauge is acting weird and going normal or 1/4 the way up and staying 
there, then your temp sending unit could be out.   $15 and the green tabbed 
thing on the water neck

i don't think there is enough airflow coming in that would prevent your car 
from heating properly as the thermostat would just say closed.  I mean, i've 
personally driven in -10F weather with no problems, i doubt normal weather 
with more aiflow would cause it to stop heating up properly.

Goodluck,
Chris
91T

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "kevin smith" <kevin_i_smith at yahoo.com>
To: <mr2 at mr2.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 1:54 AM
Subject: [MR2] MK2 running cold


> My MK2 runs too cold and I'd like to fix it.
>
> The real symptom is that the car takes a long time to warm up (during 
> which it only lets me have 1/2 boost pressure) and when cruising the temp 
> is only a notch or two above cold.
>
> I blame the fact that I no longer have the two plastic sheets
> that go under the car below the radiator. I have been calling theses the 
> air dam but I'm not sure that's the right term. They are the two plastic 
> sheets that bolt on under the car in the front and together span the width 
> of the car. I took them off when doing some work and they didn't go back 
> well so I omitted them and I've since lost them. Could the lack of them 
> explain the symptoms? (I always thought the thermostat would compensate by 
> limiting the coolant flow)
>
> Where would I get new ones? I don't think the local pick and pull has any 
> MK2s.
>
> -Kevin
>
>
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