> I had a thermostat stick open and it would take 20 miles just to get
off
> cold. Never would reach normal and this was in 70- 90 degrees outside.
>
>
>fwiw, I swapped out from a 180 to a 195 monday. I drilled 2 (~1/8") holes
>in the 195 stat. I went from running cold to running WAAAY cold. I bought
>another 195 tonight, this time it won't have any bypass holes... the MPI
>intake seems to reduce the running temps slightly, and running w/o a fan
>shroud really makes a difference!
So a tstat which is 'stuck open' wont allow the engine to warm up and a
tstat which is stuck closed would make the engine overheat. Is this correct?
I replaced my stock tstat/gasket 40,000 miles ago, with a 'Super Stant' 195
tstat. Although it is an extremely easy swap, and cheap parts(s), I find it
hard that the tstat could already be failing.
Kyle
93 Dakota 4x4 V6
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