question on cooler than stock thermostats
#16
From my experience on my truck the only time it gets over 185 is sitting in traffic on a warm day. then once it goes over 190 the fan cools it down very fast. Cruising it runs right around 170 at the most. in the last 2 months the fan has come on maybe 10 times at the most. just from my experience.
#17
Originally Posted by Dbl G
180* is stock, a 160* or 170* Tstat only opens earlier,, your engine will still run from 185* to 195* depending on ambient temp.'s
#18
Originally Posted by Struck in AZ
Exactly...I don't know why there's all the confusion surrounding thermostats. They don't change the temperature that the truck is ultimately going to run at...
I run a 170* in the warm months and a 180* in the winter....
Last edited by Dbl G; 11-19-2007 at 06:40 PM.
#19
Not to be squabbler, but I have experienced the same results that sb306 has had.
I use the (Car Chip) to record up to five variables (out of about 50) one being the temperature, in the summer months in Houston 95+, any time when cruising above 35 mph the temp sits right at 170, now at stop and go traffic, the engine has gone go up to 195!!
I run this thermostat all year long, of course here in southeast Texas, we consider it cold any time it get below 80, and when it gets to be around 60, then it’s time for the thermos…
I use the (Car Chip) to record up to five variables (out of about 50) one being the temperature, in the summer months in Houston 95+, any time when cruising above 35 mph the temp sits right at 170, now at stop and go traffic, the engine has gone go up to 195!!
I run this thermostat all year long, of course here in southeast Texas, we consider it cold any time it get below 80, and when it gets to be around 60, then it’s time for the thermos…