Well, I finally went and did the 180 degree stat swap. Wow, I have done stats in both gm's and fords before, but nothing ever kicked my a$$ like this before. Not that it was overly difficult, just alot more involved than I am used to, just because the stat is so buried under other things that need to be gotten out of the way. I must say however that I did notice an improvement. I also changed the oil again and went with the 1 quart mmo swap. I also like what it did for the motor. Everything seemed to smooth out even more. Great stuff. Check out my gallery. Did some wheelin this weekend. Nothing too serious as I had no other truck to pull me out so I erred on the side of caution, but I got some new pics up.

 

pics look like you had fun. what brand thermostat did you go with?

 

Only one I could get in town was a Murray from Bumper to Bumper. Nobody else carried a 180.

 

Update on this topic as well..... I am noticing also the truck starts alot faster, I used to hold the key a what seemed like longer than I do now. could be to reduced fristion in th emotor or many things, just thought I would share this as well.

 

You mean when hot ... right?

 

i would hope, oil "MMO" might be the cause for cold crank though?

 

no, cold even. Even when its cold it starts faster