wants to heat
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07/12/10 11:43 AM
07/12/10 11:43 AM
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i didnt have a thermostat in my stroked 340 and it wanted to get hot. so i but a 195 stat in it with a whole drilled on either side of it.this doesnt seem to have changed anything. should i take the center out of the stat? go with a cooler stat? im planning on getting my rad checked to make shure it isnt blocked. it will run at about 200-205 cruzing, but as soon as i stop at a light or slow in town traffic it goes to 210 easy. it HAS been very warm here lately, but my buddies 318 has been running around 160-180. what u guys think i should do?
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Re: wants to heat
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07/12/10 12:14 PM
07/12/10 12:14 PM
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^^ That's not the whole story though. You could try a 180 thermostat and the temp would be regulated at a cooler temperature. Right now the purpose of the stat is to make the engine run at 195, which makes it easy to get to 210 in traffic. If you put a 180 stat in it, the temperature will regulate at 180, making it more difficult to spike at 200.
But yes a properly set up fan shroud can make a big difference.
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Re: wants to heat
[Re: jimmy71demon]
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07/12/10 02:02 PM
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i have an electric fan that runs directly off the the key, so its always running. a buddy of mine gave me a high performance stat with 3 holes already in it, and it says 160 on it. so for the time it takes to change a thermostat, im gonna try it. if not, im gonna do like i said and have the rad checked. but if u guys have anymore ideas or suggestions, i wanna hear them!
Im goin fast Mom!
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