Re: 180 T-stat - question I forgot to ask!

From: andy (andylevy@bigfoot.com)
Date: Sun Nov 19 2000 - 18:46:19 EST


The only thing I have been able to come up with is that they used
regular tap water, compelte with various minerals, when filling the
system at the factory. If that's the case, I have to worry about the
longevity of our cooling systems.

Mike's Dakota wrote:
>
> I had that on mine too. I figured it was just crystallized antifreeze.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "andy" <andylevy@bigfoot.com>
> To: <dakota-truck-moderator@twisted.twistedbits.net>
> Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2000 4:07 PM
> Subject: Re: DML: 180 T-stat - question I forgot to ask!
>
> > When I pulled everything apart, it looked like I had lime crusted all
> > around the thermosat housing...soft in some places, hard in others. Any
> > thoughts on what this could be? It had a slight green tint to it.
> >
> > andy wrote:
> > >
> > > I finally got to install my 180 T-stat. Truck runs much cooler now, and
> > > the fan isn't running constantly. Any other impact, it's too soon to
> > > tell; the computer hasn't re-learned, and immediately after finishing
> > > the job we hauled probably 400 pounds of carpet to my grandmother's
> > > house in it.
> > >
> > > Whose brilliant idea was it to put the stat there? It took me forever
> > > just to get everything out, then had to take a Dremel to the manifold to
> > > get the remnants of the old gasket out.
> >



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