Stuck Thermostat?

[SupraSabre]

I'm not sure how to set up a poll, but I would like to see the stats on who has had a stuck thermost and what year is your bike and at what mileage you experienced it?

Could someone with poll posting experience help me out here?

Actually I set one up...let's see if it's going to work okay.

Thanks

 

[hojo in sc]

I don't think mine was stuck, it was leaking and replaced under warranty at 9,000 miles.

 

[SupraSabre]

Not real sure what my mileage was when it went bad, but noticed it around 17k, I replaced it at 18K.

 

[FJRHank]

well I think the poll is working... but it should be "No... knock wood"

 

[Muskoka]

Around the 23,000k (14,375 miles) mine stuck. Replaced it myself

 

[Angus]

My used 2003 failed to keep three bars during my first winter, and the local Honda Service Mngr. gave me zero help. I blocked off my radiator partially during the winter and that worked fine. I'm now almost at 48,000 and have a replacement thermostat from Turbocity at the ready. No sense replacing the lazy one with the same crap from Mother Honda. At 50,000 miles, I'm due to replace the coolant anyway, so I'll do the thermostat at the same time.

 

[RON S]

No and I have over 85,000 on it

 

[dduelin]

I began to notice the bike was slow to hit 3 bars at around 20,000 miles. However the problem was intermittent. I resolved to replace the thermostat when I replaced the coolant at 24,000 miles. At 24K it was pretty much sticking open all the time or else it was more noticable due to cooler winter temps. When I removed the t-stat it was stuck open about 1/4 inch. Marine engine thermostats often stick if the engine is cooled with raw seawater and deposits form in them but they can usually be rehabilitated with cleaning. A 24 hour soaking in vinegar cleaned this one up but it was still stuck open. I boiled it in water then rapidly cooled it but it did not budge a bit.

 

[Killtimer]

Mine and two other '03s went south during WeSToc in Minden NV. Two were fixed under warranty in Reno, mine when I got home. These were all Canadian bikes with about 20k miles. So far (knock) the '05 is fine at 25k miles.

 

[Tor]

Replaced mine with Tom's at about 18K. The engine warms up just a tad slower with Tom's tstat, but other than that, it works good.

 

[FL-STrider]

Dropped my 2004 ST off this morning for the same problem. Bike will just not reach 3 bars on the old temp gauge unless your sitting in traffic. I have just over 13K miles on mine.

 

[Pred8tor]

Replaced mine ('05) at around 12K. Started acting up at around 9-10k if I remember correctly. The replacement stat was good from 12 to almost 24k (when I sold it... need to check with Gnorts for a update on that!).

 

[SupraSabre]

If you look at the stats after only 54 people, looks like more then half have had to replace the thermostat. And this isn't a problem according to Honda?

 

[MATTHEWS]

I have noticed my temp gauge drops to 2 bars in the 50s to 60s, and down to 1 bar sometimes in the 30s to 40s. I'm sure it's stuck open but now that the weathers warmer and in the 70s it is running at 3 bars. I have not made the effort to replace or hassel with honda about it yet.

Once the stat is stuck, is it still going to be stuck open even though the symptom of running cooler in cooler weather is gone due to warmer weather?

 

[ajaugust]

I have noticed my temp gauge drops to 2 bars in the 50s to 60s, and down to 1 bar sometimes in the 30s to 40s. I'm sure it's stuck open but now that the weathers warmer and in the 70s it is running at 3 bars. I have not made the effort to replace or hassle with Honda about it yet.

Once the stat is stuck, is it still going to be stuck open even though the symptom of running cooler in cooler weather is gone due to warmer weather?

Once the thermostat is stuck open, it has no reason to change. A lot of riders found debris in the bikes cooling system, but by what I've read on faulty t-stats, encountering corrosion and gunk brings on the ultimate demise to the t-stat.
I'm in the process of getting ready to change the t-stat on my 2004, with less than 15,000 miles on the bike. It's been stuck open for that last 2 or 3 thousand miles. I will be addressing it with the dealer... a chore I do not relish!!

 

[NCrider]

My thermostat is stuck on my 2003 VFR, does that count?

 

[dmulk]

Just out of curiosity, If a person was to run with a stuck OPEN thermostat, is there any long term damage that can occur to the bike?

Other than less MPG, I haven't seen anything else that happens as a result.

Thanks,

<D>

 

[Gonzo]

So it appears to me that it is not an issue of whether the T-stat has failed, but when will it fail?
OK, so if I go to Mother Honda and get a replacement for free then I can change it myself?
What does Turbo Tom charge for his?
gonzo

 

[BlaSTr]

My 06 will turn 10k this week and be in for the 12k service by months end. I've ridden in temps from 50 -95 and have had no problems. It seems stuck at 3 bars even in hot stop-n-go traffic.

I'm sure it'll bomb out soon, though.

 

[alf04st]

9k and it is slow to get to three bars. Road to honda dealer and it was almost 60 when I started it,pushed it out of garage, put jacket on,helmet on and gloves on rode about 6 or 7 miles then it went to three bars. Dealer said I ain't heard nothin bout them being bad. Oh well I will replace it myself.