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Im doing a presentation on how thermostats work and as I need as much infomation as I can get on them. Mainly I need to know what they are made of and why? Like the metals used, the wax inside?? Any links, info let me know. I have to present in 2 weeks!? Thanks

This happens AFTER my car is warmed up. It gradually comes in more and more as it warms up to operating temp. There is a sound that just sounds like putting or backfiring. Its completely random and the noise isnt in any pattern. You can mainly hear it through the exhaust, but when it makes this...

I'm working on a project for an engineering class of mine. I'm suppose to design and o-ring for just a simple endcap that plugs into a tube. Its one of those things where your provided SOME info, measurments, etc. and you figure out the rest. It seems like it should be quite simple and maybe...

I have the small HKS frontmount, but not the pipes. Right now, there are some stock pipes and some completely random metal pipes somehow holding it all together. I probably have a gigantic boost leak. Are there an aftermarket kits to solve my problem or do I have to have them custom made...

I've got the small hks front mount, but its in horrible condition. Bent fins, dented on the bottom of the outer core, probably dirty inside. If I take it into a radiator shop, can they fix all these issues. I'll call, but I just though I'd get some info on here. Its also painted white, will...

im trying to figure out my overheating problem so right now im burping the system and noticed that my heater hoses by the firewall are very hot after running for about 7 min while my upper radiator hose is just warm. i also noticed that both of the hoses were hot before i turned the heater on...

well i got done with the hg change about a month ago, but have been waiting for parts to finish it off (because it still overheated after the repair). i got a used radiator off of here (good condition), and swapped back to the stock fan clutch/blade setup. im still waiting for the fan shroud...

i just got a used fan clutch today and was wondering if its suppose to spin freely or not? i didnt have one previous to this because i had an electric fan. it spins smoothly, but if i spin it manually, it wont spin freely on its own.

well the other day i just changed the spark plugs on this truck and when i went to turn it over, i just cranked, but wouldnt start up. it was soooo damn close but just wouldnt do it. so i just messed around with shit and wiggled wires and then it ended up starting. the next morning i go out to...

well i just finished my hg repair and i drove it for a bit and it almost overheated :cry: i put in a new headgasket, water pump, lower rad hose, and a new rad cap. no leaks or anything, but i might have not gotten ALL of the air out of the system. i just put my car in jackstands and...

the guy before me had a mbc in there and i took it out because it was a really poorly made one and most likely leaked. can i just have a hose connecting the wastegate to the compressor housing nipple like how the mbc is set up?? if not where do i connect each hose and will this get me to the...

well luckily it started up after i got everything back together. after finding all my coolant leaks (loose hoses) and driving it to the gas station then back, it feels like my car is really hot still. the radiator and upper coolant hoses are to hot to even touch for more than 3 seconds. so i...

which way do the cam seals face when you put them in? also, do you have to push them all the way down, cuase it is really hard to?

i just got done doing a hg repair and had a few questions..... 1. when i went to put the j-tube back on there was no gasket and im pretty sure there never was one to begin with. i do need one right?? 2. there is also a gasket for the water housing right. one for in between the head and...

well when i was taking my head off yesterday i completely forgot about taking the head bolts off in order. i just did them in the rows. did i fuck anything up real bad or should i be okay? another thing i did was stick a cam gear back on to turn the camshaft so i could get a couple of the...

is there an actual gasket for between the cps and the head? i sure as hell would think there would be, but when i just removed mine to try and find my big oil leak there was no gasket there. i thought it was my cam seals causing the leak, but im pretty sure its this now. are there any part...

alright well im going to try and tackle a bhg repair this weekend. i'm starting thursday night and hopefully i'll have the head off by friday afternoon to get it to the place thats resurfacing it. im pretty nervous about shit going wrong randomly, like what usually happens to me when im...

i just got an toyota oem hg and arp bolts so i plan on doing the headgasket soon because its blown right now and overheating like a bitch. will i have to have the head resurfaced with an oem gasket? does it just depend on how much its warped? also, what should i tell them that i need done to...

well to start off, i do have a blown headgasket. my car will overheat in about 25 minutes in 80+ degrees. engine has a 12" single electric fan directly zip tied onto the radiator (i didnt do it) and i also just rigged up the smaller condenser fan as well (my ac is removed). i did a coolant...

to start off, i have a JDM engine with manual transmission. my throttle cable was chewed up pretty bad so I just got a new one from a member on here. i just went to put it in and its not long enough. when i attach the end of the cable into the little hole the plate is open quite a bit (so...