R W
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Can anyone enlighten me on the thermostat location on the Sprinter 2.9,5cyl engine, circa 1998.
The reason I am asking.I have a E210 in Russia with the same engine.I have a very long warm up time of around 20kms drive to get up to 80deg.I checked the thermostat & found nothing wrong but replaced it anyway with no change.The strange thing is the thermostat is located in the bottom of the engine block (where the bottom hose enters the block).So the top of the engine warms up but also warms the top hose & rad at the same time.I have been told the Sprinter has the thermostat located in the top of the engine cooling system & drivers say they warm up in about 5kms.In my case if this location is the design of the engine it may be something I will have to live with.But as the cold winter draws in here it would be good to get some quicker heat.If anyone can en-lighten me or have any ideas I would be gratefull.
R W
The reason I am asking.I have a E210 in Russia with the same engine.I have a very long warm up time of around 20kms drive to get up to 80deg.I checked the thermostat & found nothing wrong but replaced it anyway with no change.The strange thing is the thermostat is located in the bottom of the engine block (where the bottom hose enters the block).So the top of the engine warms up but also warms the top hose & rad at the same time.I have been told the Sprinter has the thermostat located in the top of the engine cooling system & drivers say they warm up in about 5kms.In my case if this location is the design of the engine it may be something I will have to live with.But as the cold winter draws in here it would be good to get some quicker heat.If anyone can en-lighten me or have any ideas I would be gratefull.
R W