To control the flow of coolant in the engine, so the temp will reach normal operating range
is car thermostat necessary in a tropicalize car?
Take your thermostat out and put everything back together, run your car without a thermostat... If your car no longer overheats, replace your thermostat.
no, the thermostat would have nothing to do with the car not starting.
The temperature gauge on a car fluctuates because the car's thermostat is opening and closing. The gauge goes up when the thermostat closes and the gauge goes down when the thermostat opens.
Must be sticking, replace the thermostat.
Usually the car would run cool, unless the thermostat is stuck partially open.
One can change the thermostat on a Chevy car by draining the coolant and disconnecting the upper radiator hose. The thermostat housing is then unbolted, the old thermostat removed, and a new unit placed in the housing.
You could have a problem with your thermostat in the car.
Thermostat will open sooner car may not necessarily run cooler
The Thermostat on the 1999 Lincoln Continental is located on the under side of the car Where the the Radiator Hose, that runs along the bottom of the car, is connected to the Thermostat Housing. You can only get to it by getting underneath the car where the Radiator Hose is connected.
thermostat is frozen.