R34 Gtt Thermostat Location ?

[Wacky Dee]

sorry, another nub question I know but believe me I've search for over an hour and even googled it and also looked through the r34 workshop manual (can never seem to find a thing in this thing) and nada..

I looked at the 2 hoses on the driver side today connecting from radiator to the block and couldn't spot the thermo on either one .. or is stuck on the block down below where the bottom hose connects ??

Another question ..I got that Nulon premix coolant which is 33% coolant and 66% distilled water ... said on the thing to check with car manufacturer what the correct ratio of coolant/water is for my car. Um what ?!? Anyway plenty of people seem to be using this coolant so I suppose it's fine but I just wanted to check one last time before I flush and replace the coolant if indeed it can be 1 : 2 ratio or it if had to be 1:1 (coolant:water)

[gotRICE?]

Its at the end of the bottom radiator hose.

You have to undo 3 bolts to get the thermostat housing off, and its inside there. Cant just see it hehe.

[iseekool]

33% coolant is fine. Just make sure you are using the green coloured coolant.

I personally use the castrol stuff (radicool) - but I don't know if there is much difference between brands.

[Moodles2]

50:50 if you ever plan to take it to the track, otherwise 33% coolant concentrate and 66% water is fine for everyday street driving.. cost me about $50 to get 5l of genuine nissan coolant, to completely redo my cooling system (50:50 mix)

[R34Liner]

Does it matter if its more then 50:50 ? - like what would happen if you put in straight coolant with barely any water mixed?

[Wacky Dee]

thanks guys but I've already change the thermostat / coolant the other day ...car seems fine

As for question above ..my understanding is water cools better so if you put pure coolant your temps might get a big higher than usual. Coolant is there to just inhibit corrosion, lower the freezing point of water and increase the boiling point.