Re: R.S. Thermostat, attn: Bernd

From: bernd@texas.net
Date: Fri May 04 2001 - 14:16:35 EDT


I'm 95% sure of it. We grabbed the same T'Stat for my the '98 and '99 Dak's
when I picked up mine for the '97 V6. (It could have been the RS 330-
180...lemme dbl-check though before I misinform anyone.) They were the same
P/N# though.

- Bernd

> Are you absolutely sure about that? Something doesn't add up here.
> The collar on the 370-180 is just under a half an inch wider than
> the stocker. Did you trim it? Doesn't seem likely that they'd change
> the intake manifold or thermostat housing design after '96, plus I'm sure
> I would have heard about that from the folks with my MPI kit.
>
> It might be possible to just sit the 370-180 in place and bolt the
> housing down over it, but it seems like that's an invitation for leaks.
> Why not just use the t-stat that was designed for that orifice?
>
> I'm looking at a 370-180 (brand new, still in its packaging), a
> '96 stock intake manifold, and the Stant t-stat that was in the '96
> manifold. The collar on the 370-80 is much too wide to fit into the
> machined recess in the intake.
>
> -Jon-
>



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