Hi guys....welll, couple days ago we got our first snowfall of the season here in America's Dairyland and I have a few things about my daily-driver '01 Camaro.
The tires: stock Eagle GA's and pretty bad traction driving in the snow the other day. They have probably 25-30% tread left so I'm not ready just yet to buy a new set. I'm wondering if SNOW tires (tires that were actually made with the aggressive tread to handle snow/ice) would make a difference? Or is it simply the rear-drive design and nothing I can do about it? The other day when it was snowing I noticed almost everyone else moving about and getting around but I can't get up little hills and making turns requires a wide berth because I slide! What is a good CHEAP snow tire that works good on these cars?
Thermostat: Usually I take notice of my temp gauge because I dont turn the heat on until the coolant is about halfway warmed up so that I dont have cold air blowing on me, and yesterday I see that the gauge does not go to the normal position near the center - no super-hot air either. I think this may be the thermostat, possibly stuck in partly open? Seems like the engine is not getting fully warmed up but after a long time it did begin to creep up to the normal spot. Maybe it was just a once-off thing but if this happens frequently is it hard to replace the V6 thermostat? Can that do any damage by not letting the engine get fully warmed up?
Bruce
The tires: stock Eagle GA's and pretty bad traction driving in the snow the other day. They have probably 25-30% tread left so I'm not ready just yet to buy a new set. I'm wondering if SNOW tires (tires that were actually made with the aggressive tread to handle snow/ice) would make a difference? Or is it simply the rear-drive design and nothing I can do about it? The other day when it was snowing I noticed almost everyone else moving about and getting around but I can't get up little hills and making turns requires a wide berth because I slide! What is a good CHEAP snow tire that works good on these cars?
Thermostat: Usually I take notice of my temp gauge because I dont turn the heat on until the coolant is about halfway warmed up so that I dont have cold air blowing on me, and yesterday I see that the gauge does not go to the normal position near the center - no super-hot air either. I think this may be the thermostat, possibly stuck in partly open? Seems like the engine is not getting fully warmed up but after a long time it did begin to creep up to the normal spot. Maybe it was just a once-off thing but if this happens frequently is it hard to replace the V6 thermostat? Can that do any damage by not letting the engine get fully warmed up?
Bruce
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