Cooling and engine knock.... - Fuelly Forums

Click here to see important news regarding the aCar App

Go Back   Fuelly Forums > Tech, Troubleshooting and Repair > General Maintenance and Repair
Today's Posts Search Click Here to Login
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
 
Old 04-01-2007, 04:49 PM   #1
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 84
Country: United States
Cooling and engine knock....

For the life of me I wasn't able to figure out why my engine suddenly started knocking.

Most of you have heard me ask several times about this.

Well, I fixed it today.

Turns out it was caused from switching out my 180 degree thermostat for a 195.

Today I bought a 180 degree thermostat and the engine knock has gone away.

I know my engine is old but it's in good condition. I have corrected all known issues and as far as the pinging goes this was the ONLY thing left to do.

So if anyone else is thinking about switching to a higher thermostat for better fuel savings......keep in mind that one of the side effects may be pinging.

Just wanted to share my experience.
__________________

__________________
brelandt is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-01-2007, 06:26 PM   #2
Supporting Member
 
Hockey4mnhs's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 760
Country: United States
glad it worked out for ya
__________________

__________________
Hockey4mnhs is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-01-2007, 10:16 PM   #3
Supporting Member
 
cfg83's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,779
Country: United States
brelandt -

Thanks for the info. I will keep watch!

CarloSW2
__________________
Old School SW2 EPA ... New School Civic EPA :

What's your EPA MPG? https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/calculatorSelectYear.jsp
cfg83 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Identifying a CX/VX Transmission GasSavers_scostanz General Maintenance and Repair 40 10-24-2011 03:51 PM
Garage update: 90 day top ten MPG added Matt Timion Fuelly Web Support and Community News 13 06-03-2006 11:04 AM
1966 Honda S600 Couple for sale - Lake Ontario, Canada Matt Timion For Sale 6 06-03-2006 05:00 AM
FFI GasSavers_MPGmaker Introduce Yourself - New member Welcome 39 05-30-2006 03:31 PM
Hi to everyone hawkgt647 Introduce Yourself - New member Welcome 21 04-09-2006 08:11 AM

» Fuelly iOS Apps
Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.3


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 09:26 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.