# Coolant temp takes for ever to warm up and drops while driving...

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [February 9, 2010, 8:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/coolant-temp-takes-for-ever-to-warm-up-and-drops-while-driving/250225 "2010-02-09T08:25:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![KrazyKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/krazykid/32/6371_2.png) [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 10:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/coolant-temp-takes-for-ever-to-warm-up-and-drops-while-driving/250225/4 "2010-02-09T10:01:52Z")

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> [@Some Vids from the last Twizted Sabres Bash..](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/some-vids-from-the-last-twizted-sabres-bash/29182/7):
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> put a piece of cardboard over the radiator, done.

That was the first thing out of my mouth last night durring the test ride too! lol

> [@This really sucks.....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-really-sucks/29180/38):
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> Sounds like a Tstat.
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> Just had a similar issue with my Subaru.

Yeah I ordered one and will suck it up and toss it in. It has to be the 5th time I drained the coolant from this build to mix/mod coolant relaited stuff.

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