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mr gasket high flow thermostat???? #302662 04/28/09 10:11 PM 04/28/09 10:11 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 350 CT USA N Nick Mineau OP enthusiast
Nick Mineau OP enthusiast N Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 350 CT USA	does the mr gasket high flow thermostat really flow more than a stocker?

Re: mr gasket high flow thermostat???? [Re: Nick Mineau] #302663 04/28/09 11:09 PM 04/28/09 11:09 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,715 closer to Canadian beer! torkrules I'm neurotic
torkrules I'm neurotic Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,715 closer to Canadian beer!	Quote: does the mr gasket high flow thermostat really flow more than a stocker? Seams a lot of stuff from Mr. Gasket is made overseas. I used a Milodon stat. I guess it could be made overseas too, but it seams to work really well. Opens right at 180. Yes they do flow more than stock and they are balanced so they work better at high rpms than the stock ones.

Re: mr gasket high flow thermostat???? [Re: torkrules] #302664 04/28/09 11:15 PM 04/28/09 11:15 PM
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RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska	Quote: Seams a lot of stuff from Mr. Gasket is made overseas. I used a Milodon stat. Yes they do flow more than stock and they work better at high rpms than the stock ones. live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

Re: mr gasket high flow thermostat???? [Re: torkrules] #302665 04/28/09 11:16 PM 04/28/09 11:16 PM
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Mosin member M Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 34 Highland, CA	I'm not sure if this is an RV-specific thing, but my 440-3 runs at least 20 deg. cooler with a skirted Mr. Gasket thermostat (#4367) which is essentially what is pictured on the stock air cleaner. With that said, I have had two of them come apart so far in less than 12K miles...the bottom portion separating from the top at the pressed brass mounting point. If you are running one of these inthe summer and the temp suddenly climbs to 220+, or you can't seem to warm the engine up at all in winter it's time to check for a broken Mr. Gasket!

Re: mr gasket high flow thermostat???? [Re: torkrules] #302666 04/28/09 11:16 PM 04/28/09 11:16 PM
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Nick Mineau OP enthusiast N Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 350 CT USA	thanks i was just wondering because the discreption didnt say anything about high flow just high performance. Last edited by Nick Mineau; 04/28/09 11:18 PM.

Re: mr gasket high flow thermostat???? [Re: Mosin] #302667 04/28/09 11:20 PM 04/28/09 11:20 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 350 CT USA N Nick Mineau OP enthusiast
Nick Mineau OP enthusiast N Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 350 CT USA	Quote: I'm not sure if this is an RV-specific thing, but my 440-3 runs at least 20 deg. cooler with a skirted Mr. Gasket thermostat (#4367) which is essentially what is pictured on the stock air cleaner. With that said, I have had two of them come apart so far in less than 12K miles...the bottom portion separating from the top at the pressed brass mounting point. If you are running one of these inthe summer and the temp suddenly climbs to 220+, or you can't seem to warm the engine up at all in winter it's time to check for a broken Mr. Gasket! wow that seems like a lot for just a t-stat. was the old one the same opening temp as the mr gasket. if so im sold. Last edited by Nick Mineau; 04/28/09 11:23 PM.

Re: mr gasket high flow thermostat???? [Re: Nick Mineau] #302668 04/29/09 07:28 AM 04/29/09 07:28 AM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska R RapidRobert Circle Track
RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska	Quote: thanks i was just wondering because the discreption didnt say anything about high flow just high performance. With a t stat those would be the same thing live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

Re: mr gasket high flow thermostat???? [Re: RapidRobert] #302669 04/29/09 07:53 AM 04/29/09 07:53 AM
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Crizila master Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 7,506 Az	Quote: Quote: Seams a lot of stuff from Mr. Gasket is made overseas. I used a Milodon stat. Yes they do flow more than stock and they work better at high rpms than the stock ones. I have lost all confidence in anything "Mr Gasket" makes. They have a major quality control problem. Fastest 300

Re: mr gasket high flow thermostat???? [Re: Crizila] #302670 04/29/09 09:29 AM 04/29/09 09:29 AM
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ademon master A Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 6,906 IL, Aurora	They are junk, I' had one go bad in less than 500 miles,car would always run 180/190 then one cool night it was running around 220. took out the stat and tested it in pan of water with a probe, did not open at 212.

Re: mr gasket high flow thermostat???? [Re: ademon] #302671 04/29/09 05:55 PM 04/29/09 05:55 PM
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Mosin member M Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 34 Highland, CA	Is there a part number for the Milodon skirted 180 deg. thermostat? Or did I misinterpret and the Milodon is not skirted? Not asking out of laziness... I've looked for other brands besides Mr. G but struck out. Thanks! Last edited by Mosin; 04/29/09 05:57 PM.

Re: mr gasket high flow thermostat???? [Re: Mosin] #302672 04/29/09 06:26 PM 04/29/09 06:26 PM
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ahy master A Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7,664 IN	I've run the Mr Gasket 180 stat without problem... around 3 years and 5k miles. I've heard of the QC problems but haven't experienced them. What I was after was the "balance". I'm running a high volume pump with anti cavitation plate slightly overdriven. I wanted to make sure the very high flow at high RPM didn't move the stat plate. For $5 or $10 extra its cheap insurance.

Re: mr gasket high flow thermostat???? [Re: Nick Mineau] #302673 04/29/09 06:49 PM 04/29/09 06:49 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 26,887 Rio Linda, CA John_Kunkel Too Many Posts
John_Kunkel Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 26,887 Rio Linda, CA	The Mr.Gasket high-flow is a repackaged Robertshaw. The INTERNET, the MISinformation superhighway

Re: mr gasket high flow thermostat???? [Re: ahy] #302674 04/29/09 07:29 PM 04/29/09 07:29 PM
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Crizila master Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 7,506 Az	Quote: I've run the Mr Gasket 180 stat without problem... around 3 years and 5k miles. I've heard of the QC problems but haven't experienced them. What I was after was the "balance". I'm running a high volume pump with anti cavitation plate slightly overdriven. I wanted to make sure the very high flow at high RPM didn't move the stat plate. For $5 or $10 extra its cheap insurance. Don't know why you would want to over-drive it? The restriction is still gonna be the stat, even with the hi volume unit. The last 5 purchases I have made with the Mr Gasket brand on the product - 3 ether didn't fit or were missing parts. Most recent ( a month ago )was a sb gasket set. It was missing one pan rail gasket. Fastest 300

Re: mr gasket high flow thermostat???? [Re: Crizila] #302675 04/29/09 07:55 PM 04/29/09 07:55 PM
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ahy master A Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7,664 IN	Quote: Quote: I've run the Mr Gasket 180 stat without problem... around 3 years and 5k miles. I've heard of the QC problems but haven't experienced them. What I was after was the "balance". I'm running a high volume pump with anti cavitation plate slightly overdriven. I wanted to make sure the very high flow at high RPM didn't move the stat plate. For $5 or $10 extra its cheap insurance. Don't know why you would want to over-drive it? The restriction is still gonna be the stat, even with the hi volume unit. The last 5 purchases I have made with the Mr Gasket brand on the product - 3 ether didn't fit or were missing parts. Most recent ( a month ago )was a sb gasket set. It was missing one pan rail gasket. I wasn't really worried about the restriction. I was worried about the fast stream of water hitting the plate on a conventional thermostat and overpowering the actuating mechanism making the stat non functional. My setup wound up about 7% overdriven by pulley choice and avaialbility. The cooling system works great even at idle on a 95 deg day with AC on or blasts to 6000 RPM. I guess I could try to find some different pulley's and experiment with slower WP and fan speeds but its not high on my list of projects and I'd likley loose cooling performance at idle with the AC.

Re: mr gasket high flow thermostat???? [Re: ahy] #302676 04/29/09 09:01 PM 04/29/09 09:01 PM
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Crizila master Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 7,506 Az	Quote: Quote: Quote: I've run the Mr Gasket 180 stat without problem... around 3 years and 5k miles. I've heard of the QC problems but haven't experienced them. What I was after was the "balance". I'm running a high volume pump with anti cavitation plate slightly overdriven. I wanted to make sure the very high flow at high RPM didn't move the stat plate. For $5 or $10 extra its cheap insurance. Don't know why you would want to over-drive it? The restriction is still gonna be the stat, even with the hi volume unit. The last 5 purchases I have made with the Mr Gasket brand on the product - 3 ether didn't fit or were missing parts. Most recent ( a month ago )was a sb gasket set. It was missing one pan rail gasket. I wasn't really worried about the restriction. I was worried about the fast stream of water hitting the plate on a conventional thermostat and overpowering the actuating mechanism making the stat non functional. My setup wound up about 7% overdriven by pulley choice and avaialbility. The cooling system works great even at idle on a 95 deg day with AC on or blasts to 6000 RPM. I guess I could try to find some different pulley's and experiment with slower WP and fan speeds but its not high on my list of projects and I'd likley loose cooling performance at idle with the AC. I've never seen or heard of that happening - enough pressure to overpower the stat, but I suppose it's a possibility. I was think more along the lines of lost HP. Fastest 300

Re: mr gasket high flow thermostat???? [Re: Crizila] #302677 04/30/09 09:33 AM 04/30/09 09:33 AM
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ademon master A Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 6,906 IL, Aurora	When my hi flow MR.G died i used a Stant super stat compared to a cheapo t-stat the super stat looks much better heavy spring ect..

Re: mr gasket high flow thermostat???? [Re: ademon] #302678 04/30/09 11:00 PM 04/30/09 11:00 PM
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Nick Mineau OP enthusiast N Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 350 CT USA	allright so today i installed the 180 mrgasket t stat. guess what JUNCK!! the car never warmed up past 150 because the thing was flowing water even in the closed position. next up the mopar performance 180 high flow t stat from summit. anyone try one?

Re: mr gasket high flow thermostat???? [Re: Nick Mineau] #302679 05/01/09 12:53 AM 05/01/09 12:53 AM
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Michael master M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,192 Bridgeport, WV	It's probably the same one as you have.

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