Thanks Doug,
I had forgotten about this. Dodge uses a 195º tstat because of emissions.
The engine runs better with the 180º, but the 195º lowered the tailpipe
emissions. (Gotta' keep the EPA Nazi's happy; heaven forbid!)
Rich
-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Fedeli [mailto:rdf@eznet.net]
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 1:57 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: RE: 180 Degree Thermostst
The thing I read somewhere was tat the stock Magnum computers are maximizes
at
180. Why the put 195 thermostats in from the factory is beyond me. I've had
a
180 thermostat in my V6 and it runs great. The only thing I had to get used
to
was in the winter I had to turn the heat all the way on to get the cab warm.
Winters get real cold in Upstate NY. If you really need the heat in the
winter
it doesn't take that long to swap back to the 195 for the winter.
Doug
IRONWILL30@aol.com wrote:
> i thought that the colder an engine was, the more bore wear occured? i
know
> there is not a huge difference between the stock 190 or whatever but isnt
> that true? also i always thought leaning out the mixture resulted in more
> power? I think we used to lean out our dirtbikes to a certain point for
more
> power does this only work for 2stroke or are i all wrong
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