Drum Roll Please...180 T-Stat Install.....
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10-14-2007, 12:36 PM
RE: Drum Roll Please...180 T-Stat Install.....
While I did not have any dyno results I noticed about 1mpg better off this setup. When using some mods like this a 1/2 mpg here 2 mpg there start adding up in the long run. With everything I have on my truck right now I get about 22mpg on the highway at 65mph, depending on grade and outside temps.
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RE: Drum Roll Please...180 T-Stat Install.....
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good description on install, will give it a go. 1 thing,the bleed hole is for filling the system,not for draining it. the bleed hole is to vent air from behind the therostat so the sensing bulb is in the coolant as it must be to operate properly. they won't open right on steam. clutch fans lock up somewhere over 210 degrees so ur not fighting the full force of the fan until then.
good description on install, will give it a go. 1 thing,the bleed hole is for filling the system,not for draining it. the bleed hole is to vent air from behind the therostat so the sensing bulb is in the coolant as it must be to operate properly. they won't open right on steam. clutch fans lock up somewhere over 210 degrees so ur not fighting the full force of the fan until then.
I find this about as useful as **** on a boar hog as it is slow as molasses. I just topped it off and added coolant as need.
Clutch fans do lock up at a specific temp, they canalso fail to lock up or lock up altogether if their magic mystery fluid stops working. So an e-fan is in my future.
Plus I like the cool aluminum “HEMI” radiator bar Hammer got with his.
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Funny thing thougn, it looked perfectly normal to me.
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RE: Drum Roll Please...180 T-Stat Install.....
thank you so much pappy...worked like a charm...my fingers burn from having antifreeze on them...but seems like it's doing its job. My temp needle is at the exact same point as yours after the mod...but my gauge never reached the "old" normal op. temp....you're right, that bottom bolt is a bitch...turned a 15 minute job into a 40 minute job, gotta have the right tools....again, thank you so much for this post!