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Cold Car? #1461011 12/14/05 11:07 PM
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 5,621 New Jersey R R_G OP Hard-core CEG'er
OP R_G Hard-core CEG'er R Joined: May 2003 Posts: 5,621 New Jersey	Posted first in the General Forum but no particular info was provided. Maybe I will find a better luck here. "I had to drive the wifey's Duratec today and what a difference in the inside temperature; on the minimal setting it's significantly warmer than my Zetec. Also I remember that the Zetec wasn't always that cold - it used to be as warm as the Duratec for the first 4 years and approx. 2 years ago I started noticing the "global un-warming". What could be the reason and could it be fixed? Thanks. Somebody posted that the thermostat might be the culprit - any other ideas? MY CAR

Re: Cold Car? #1461012 12/14/05 11:12 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,910 Enfield, CT B BrApple_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
BrApple_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er B Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,910 Enfield, CT	old coolant - 95 Mystique LS - Zetec/5spd - 99 Contour SeVT Sport - Duratec/5spd Official NE-CEG Contour/Mustang Family

Re: Cold Car? #1461013 12/15/05 05:04 AM
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 5,621 New Jersey R R_G OP Hard-core CEG'er
OP R_G Hard-core CEG'er R Joined: May 2003 Posts: 5,621 New Jersey	Hmmmm... was changed like a 10 months ago. MY CAR

Re: Cold Car? #1461014 12/15/05 10:00 PM
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 45 Y yomanwill New CEG\'er
yomanwill New CEG\'er Y Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 45	This could be it... http://www.contour.org/FAQ/FAQ.php?s=probs&displayid=9 since it cold out you tour' might not overheat?

Re: Cold Car? #1461015 12/15/05 10:40 PM
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 5,621 New Jersey R R_G OP Hard-core CEG'er
OP R_G Hard-core CEG'er R Joined: May 2003 Posts: 5,621 New Jersey	Nope, it never overheats during summer but been cold for the last 2.5 years. It's not that the heater blows cold air, it's just significantly colder than "normal" cars, so whenever the car is iced/frozen and I remotely start it with the heater set on max defrostm all the way in the red zone - after 20 minutes of idling - the car is still kinda "cool" - whereas the Duratec will be hellish hot after 5 minutes. MY CAR

Re: Cold Car? #1461016 12/16/05 01:45 PM
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 45 Y yomanwill New CEG\'er
yomanwill New CEG\'er Y Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 45	thats how mine is it will idel and never warm up but once you hit 70mph the little temp. needle flys up....

Re: Cold Car? #1461017 12/22/05 11:42 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 508 Rhode Island J jd2-98s Veteran CEG\'er
jd2-98s Veteran CEG\'er J Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 508 Rhode Island	Your electric fan isn't running all the time is it? Try sticking some cardboard infront of rad to see if temp comes up more (if the fans r not stuck on) if so I say thermostat is getting part stuck maybe. There cheap enough to just pop one in I'm sure. JD a.k.a Fingers "Don't Panic" '98 Contour GL 2.0L VCT ATX 88k '98 Contour LX 2.5L MTX 120k Street racing can kill just less of a chance with a 2.0

Re: Cold Car? #1461018 12/23/05 05:17 PM
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 5,621 New Jersey R R_G OP Hard-core CEG'er
OP R_G Hard-core CEG'er R Joined: May 2003 Posts: 5,621 New Jersey	Maybe it's the right time for a new (ZXTuner's) thermostat - something I wanted to do for a long time... MY CAR

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