Stuck Thermostat?

Please see the attached picture of the thermostat I pulled from my 2006 ST. This is the second failure however much different cause from the first. This is apparently aluminum shavings left in the water passage during manufacturing.

I sure didn't expect to see this! I think Honda has more problems than we think?

Here you go, I found the same damn thing in my 02 VFR:

https://www.st-owners.com/forums/showpost.php?p=372152&postcount=9

STPaulK said:

Here you go, I found the same damn thing in my 02 VFR:

https://www.st-owners.com/forums/showpost.php?p=372152&postcount=9

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How about that. I though I was the only one. I guess there'll be more of this stuff to come to fish out somewhere eventually.

mjblair said:

How about that. I though I was the only one. I guess there'll be more of this stuff to come to fish out somewhere eventually.

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I found this in 2005 on my 2002 (VFR), so it would be an issue going back a ways.

Well if you take into account those in warmer climates who don't even know their's is stuck it's probably more than 50%

I'm doing a preemptive change to a TT stat with the hole riveted closed this January.

I voted no, mine better not be stuck at 7100 miles and one season old.

16329 Miles and mine is starting to fail. Only noticing it because it's colder weather now... It holds stead at 2 bars now and will climb back to 3 when the bike is idling for a while.

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My thermostat on my 06 ST started failing at 22k. I did the Moonshine run from Florida and there were times I was getting no bars on the temp guage when it was raining and in the 50's. When it got warmer, in the 60's I was getting 1 or 2 bars, and in the 70's (In Indiana and Illinois go figure) I was getting 3 bars. I have 25K now so its going in for the coolant flush and a new t-stat. Would be nice if Honda fixed this problem.

Yes, I think I'll get a bike with an air cooled engine next go around.