180 T Stat
ORIGINAL: NYPANAMA42
Fella's, fella's manufacturers information please......Jet T-stat? who makes that? for some of us on here, it helps alot if you put all available info in the text.
Fella's, fella's manufacturers information please......Jet T-stat? who makes that? for some of us on here, it helps alot if you put all available info in the text.
next question, where the hell is it, on my buddys 02 you had to drain the fluid to get to it.
it was a 4.7
everyone ive talked to for 06+ has a hemi and they say its just a few bolts and a cup of fluid lose..
ugh..............
it was a 4.7
everyone ive talked to for 06+ has a hemi and they say its just a few bolts and a cup of fluid lose..
ugh..............
mines at the bottom...hard to explain but its at the end of the hose going to the engine...and since its on the bottom.....ya you loose all the fluid...i dont know about yours though
http://moesperformance.com/index.php...roducts_id=618 mr gasket t-stat $17.95
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...p;autoview=sku jet stat $29.95
stant part#14168 havent seen many places online, pep boys or place like that will have it
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...p;autoview=sku jet stat $29.95
stant part#14168 havent seen many places online, pep boys or place like that will have it
ORIGINAL: mmstar23
so P#14168 and maybe a little trim alonng the edges?
so P#14168 and maybe a little trim alonng the edges?
I've just been through all this issue andreplaced my stock Tstat with a Mr Gasket 180 Tstat, as my stocker was goosed.
The Mr Gasket Tstat worked, except it took an AGE for the truck to even reach 1/4 temp on the gauge.
My heater wasn't as toasty warm in the cold weather either. I definately saw a slight worseningof 1-2 mpg as well.[sm=forgetit.gif]
Also, I threw codes.[sm=yikesomg.gif]
The truck however, always sat at a solid 1/4 on the temp gauge, so in the summer and heavy towing, I can see that being an advantage.[sm=confused06.gif]
I got mine from Moe's as well, GREAT SERVICE FROM BOB AT MOE'S, but thankfully Iordered a stock replacement, just so I had a new gasket as the Mr Gasket (no pun intended), didn't come with one????[sm=boosign.gif]
BTW, the stocker costs $27 so the other tstat's arn't that bad in price.
After 1 week, I got sick of codes and cold heater etc and put the new stocker back in.
No more codes and a warm heater.
My truck sits at a solid 1 needle width below half on the temp gauge, just where Dodge designed it to be, to get better milleage and a happier engine.
A point to think about ????[sm=confused06.gif]
Al.
The Mr Gasket Tstat worked, except it took an AGE for the truck to even reach 1/4 temp on the gauge.
My heater wasn't as toasty warm in the cold weather either. I definately saw a slight worseningof 1-2 mpg as well.[sm=forgetit.gif]
Also, I threw codes.[sm=yikesomg.gif]
The truck however, always sat at a solid 1/4 on the temp gauge, so in the summer and heavy towing, I can see that being an advantage.[sm=confused06.gif]
I got mine from Moe's as well, GREAT SERVICE FROM BOB AT MOE'S, but thankfully Iordered a stock replacement, just so I had a new gasket as the Mr Gasket (no pun intended), didn't come with one????[sm=boosign.gif]
BTW, the stocker costs $27 so the other tstat's arn't that bad in price.

After 1 week, I got sick of codes and cold heater etc and put the new stocker back in.
No more codes and a warm heater.

My truck sits at a solid 1 needle width below half on the temp gauge, just where Dodge designed it to be, to get better milleage and a happier engine.
A point to think about ????[sm=confused06.gif]
Al.
The Jet is just a Stant SuperStat marked up
by 100% for profit
and at least in the past they were not the correct type
with the bypass port closing piston underneath.
A Stant SuperStat for the Mazda
reduced by grinding the diameter down one millimeter
is a better and cheaper choice
If you get a 180 degree
and test it at a dragstrip quartermile run on the hotest day this summer
then test the oem thermostat on that same day
...you will find the performance gain is tiny
and confirms what Chrysler engineers have posted
over at SRT forum,
but suit yourself
What will be harder to find out for yourself
is that your cylinder walls will wear faster with a 180 rather than a 203,
but your rubber parts under the hood may last a bit longer
before beginning to show cracks and decay
by 100% for profit
and at least in the past they were not the correct type
with the bypass port closing piston underneath.
A Stant SuperStat for the Mazda
reduced by grinding the diameter down one millimeter
is a better and cheaper choice
If you get a 180 degree
and test it at a dragstrip quartermile run on the hotest day this summer
then test the oem thermostat on that same day
...you will find the performance gain is tiny
and confirms what Chrysler engineers have posted
over at SRT forum,
but suit yourself
What will be harder to find out for yourself
is that your cylinder walls will wear faster with a 180 rather than a 203,
but your rubber parts under the hood may last a bit longer
before beginning to show cracks and decay



