Originally Posted by moparx
please correct me if i'm wrong, but the number on the thermostat is the temperature that it starts to open, and to be fully open can be 10-15 degrees warmer.
example, my caravan has a 205 thermostat, but runs all day, every day, at 220 or so. never has overheating problems.
in my mind, something with a 180 thermostat will run at 195 or so, and be perfectly within design parameters of the 185 thermostat.
beer


This ^^^
That why I run a 160 in my Charger & let my fans do the rest

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