Anyone have a link to the best inline thermostat mod? Or any experiences to share?

I think it is time for me to make the jump.

 

I did alot of digging on this lately, as I plan to do it too.
I found the lower hose, a temp sender coupling for a bleeder screw to thread into, and the thermostat housing that takes a GM 180 degree thermostat.
As well as Best4x4's pyrex clear tube mod to go with it.
All of it is really straight forward.

 

Considering a fitting like this also.
So I can have a bleeder screw And a fitting for a temperature gage in the same housing.

 

I'm going for something like this, but probably won't cut the fan shroud.

 

Thanks sixpack! This is really helpful. The original write up is on the Virgin Islands LR Club site, right?

 

I don't know, everything above is what I pieced together from several threads on this site.
Unless something better turns up, I'm pretty sure these are the parts that I'm going to use.

 

What temps are you running with the inline mod for those of you that have it ?

 

Using ultragage & 180 thermostat


summer:
idol: 184 - 194

in traffic/under load in hot heat: very rarely will it climb above 200

(say driving cpl hrs to coast & then hover around 202-206 pacing some over sand beach trails for few miles)

winter:
warmup/idol: 179ish
almost 180-189 consistently.

 

i just have the 180 warm weather stat at idle or traffic I get to 204 and hwy 194 lowest

never get into the 180s

seens like the inline mod doesn’t change things that much

 

What did you expect ???? The inline on not inline thermostat does not change the operation temperature of the engine coolant. A thermostat dictates when the flow changes from bypass to radiator.
And does no other function. A thermostat does not make an engine run cooler or hotter. After it opens the flow to the radiator and closes the bypass, the engine coolant temperature obeys to many factors none being the thermostat. Clues: air flow, rpm, ambient temperature, climbing...