Had a terrible scare tonight!! help!
#11
I hit the governor in my car when it had the 6, the computer shut something off and killed the motor until it was at a speed lower than the limiter. So maybe you hit the governor and your computer cut the engine, which caused you to stall the engine out by having it in gear still?
but when i heard the rpms go up like the clutch slipped, i pushed the clutch in literally immediately. at least i think i did immediately. it happened so fast.
but then come to think about it i remember still having the gas pedal to the floor when i felt the engine buck then die. so maybe the car died while still in gear, then after it died i pushed the clutch in and looked at the rpm gauge in time to see it dropped. i think thats what happened.
yeah, i think my clutch slipped. looks like i get to drop 150 for a new clutch sometime soon (-.-)
#12
also, another question, i realized the car doesnt have the stock thermostat in it. apparently its the 160 degree one considering it floats around the 150-160 range. ive owned the car for maybe 4-5 months so i havent changed it. apparently the guys son i got it from thought the cooler thermostat would give it HP or something.
i did some research and found some threads on here talking about different thermostats. the stock being a 195 degree, whereas the one i have is a 160. ive seen some people say that a 160 degree is only beneficial when you have a tune and some mods. and then a few people say its beneficial regardless because the computer can make changes accordingly. and a cooler engine is an efficient one.
i have a stock car. completely stock. should i go get a 195 degree? or stick with the 160? what are the positives and negatives with using either? because if having the 160 is actually hurting my car then ill go get a 195 in the morning.
i did some research and found some threads on here talking about different thermostats. the stock being a 195 degree, whereas the one i have is a 160. ive seen some people say that a 160 degree is only beneficial when you have a tune and some mods. and then a few people say its beneficial regardless because the computer can make changes accordingly. and a cooler engine is an efficient one.
i have a stock car. completely stock. should i go get a 195 degree? or stick with the 160? what are the positives and negatives with using either? because if having the 160 is actually hurting my car then ill go get a 195 in the morning.
#13
My speed limiter shuts my car down at 112 mph if I have the clutch pushed in exactly like you explained. Everything just shuts down. Doesn't make since for it to have happened at 95-100mph tho... Just a thought.
#14
Well I'm not 100 percent sure of the speed I was going. But since the car shutting off at high speeds is what happens when you hit the limiter, then I'll have to guess that's what happened.
#16
When the speed limiter kicks in it shuts down the fuel pump. If that happened and you pushed in the clutch it can defiantly stall the engine. My 3.4 didn't have a limiter, I could bury the needle
#17
But as for the clutch slipping. It was almost as if the clutch was pushed in. That's how fast the rpms went up. Then it died. I wanna believe the clutch is fine. But I guess I'm just in denial lol.
#19
Smart move, for more than one reason. And if you live in a cold winter climate, interior heat will be a nice thing to have.
#20
Yeah I read that it's more fuel efficient at 195. And something about a closed loop. Either way apparenty the 160 is doing more harm then good. And since I'll never ever mod my car, or tune the computer, I have no need for the lower temp thermostat.