02 SLT 5.9L


Has anyone else had problems with Fail-Safe t-stats? I used one (195 deg) and it stuck in the open position within 2 weeks (maybe 200 miles). The engine never overheated. Are these POS's or did I just get a bad one? Should I use a different brand?

 

u just got a bad one the fail safes are desinged to stay open if they fail i sell alot of them and dont have any come back enless they were a dud like yours (might have been droped)

 

Good to know. Thanks.

 

anytime bud a guy came in yellin about one and i said did you drop it or throw it at all and he said yeah y does that matter its not fradgial and i just looked at my boss and said what happens when you drop a t-stat and smiled (it messes them up) so when we stock them we have to make shur we dont drop any

 

Read my post in the off topic area... They get horrible reviews on most forums, and i personally bought one and it stuck open, had to replace it.. (got a normal kind this time)

 

I don't care for them and I think they are over rated.