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Re: Never buy a Mr Gasket thermostat...Rant
[Re: RodStRace]
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07/17/09 07:22 PM
07/17/09 07:22 PM
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San Antonio, TX
CurYellowBird
mopar
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San Antonio, TX
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I run a 160* in my 80' malibu running a 350, mild cam, daily driver. It worked great for about 10k miles and then in town it would get around 180-190 and 210-220 on the highway. I'm considering just chucking the thing and drilling holes in a factory replacement. Other guys suggest to just run without a thermostat. Is this dangerous or is it pheesable?
Project War Bird:
1971 Plymouth Roadrunner
383 4 speed with air conditioning
GY3 Curious yellow
All original
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Re: Never buy a Mr Gasket thermostat...Rant
[Re: CurYellowBird]
#354644
07/17/09 08:39 PM
07/17/09 08:39 PM
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Athens, Greece
Pyper70
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Athens, Greece
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Well since I first posted this I have replaced the Mr. Gasket stat with a 160*F Napa Special SuperStat. I bench tested all three and they begin opening at 165*F to 167*F. Eh...better than the Mr. G.....I also went ahead and drilled three 1/8" holes around the flange and popped it in, ran the motor, pulled the air bubbles out and finished off the mission. I also added in a 10" SPAL Pusher fan, and added a carb spacer to help reduce the heat from the engine. Havent gotten a chance to drive her yet as its still 95*F here and I dont wanna put her into that kinda stress. Maybe an evening stroll down the main blvd. in August.
Family owned 1969 Charger R/T DualQuad 440/727/GVO/3.55s
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Re: Never buy a Mr Gasket thermostat...Rant
[Re: SomeCarGuy]
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07/17/09 09:36 PM
07/17/09 09:36 PM
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Posts: 28,312
Cincinnati, Ohio
Challenger 1
Too Many Posts
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Cincinnati, Ohio
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I can't figure out why you all are having trouble with air pockets. 
I have never drilled a stat, I have never had issues with air pockets. Not in an old car at least, had a few newer ones that had to have air released. But those have closed cooling systems.
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Re: Never buy a Mr Gasket thermostat...Rant
[Re: Challenger 1]
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07/18/09 09:01 AM
07/18/09 09:01 AM
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indiana
mcmopars
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Joined: Feb 2004
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indiana
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Quote:
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I can't figure out why you all are having trouble with air pockets.
I have never drilled a stat, I have never had issues with air pockets. Not in an old car at least, had a few newer ones that had to have air released. But those have closed cooling systems.
same here,in 30 years ive never had air pocket issues.now gas issues are another thing
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