What’s the reason for getting a 180 degree thermostat?
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#2
Sleeved aluminum engine,cooler is better to a certain extent and overheats tend to warp heads. Couple that with a temperature gauge that starts to move when you are already in trouble, you need all the headroom you can get.
The higher temps help with emissions, but not enough to matter you are getting about 20 degrees cooler over stock
not a alot but it could save your heads.
The higher temps help with emissions, but not enough to matter you are getting about 20 degrees cooler over stock
not a alot but it could save your heads.
#3
Sleeved aluminum engine,cooler is better to a certain extent and overheats tend to warp heads. Couple that with a temperature gauge that starts to move when you are already in trouble, you need all the headroom you can get.
The higher temps help with emissions, but not enough to matter you are getting about 20 degrees cooler over stock
not a alot but it could save your heads.
The higher temps help with emissions, but not enough to matter you are getting about 20 degrees cooler over stock
not a alot but it could save your heads.
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The original design was that the coolant ran at temps above the boiling point of water for the sake of a tiny bit of emissions improvement. Coolant temps in the 215 to 225 degree F range were considered "normal."
Clearly this scheme only works in a perfectly maintained cooling system. As these vehicles age, just one component of the system failing at those temps could lead to catastrophic failure, overheating.
The 180 thermostat mod is building in a buffer against that failure.
Clearly this scheme only works in a perfectly maintained cooling system. As these vehicles age, just one component of the system failing at those temps could lead to catastrophic failure, overheating.
The 180 thermostat mod is building in a buffer against that failure.
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jastutte (05-26-2019)
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This is correct, emmisions is not to make an engine run better. It's to protect the environment. There is a balance. I believe having to rebuild an engine every 60k miles because of over heating is bad for the environment too.
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ivbyiv (04-29-2019)