Re: Re: change thermostat????

From: Andy Levy (andylevy@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Oct 18 2001 - 21:55:28 EDT


I have had NO problems with the 180 in my truck, and I have had it
installed for a year. Very small engine mods at this point.

The only difference the 180 makes in terms of heat is the operating
temperature will be lower because the stat opens at a lower temperature.
There is no change in how fast the engine warms up, and the dash heat is
not significantly reduced.

My truck runs better with the 180 than it did the 195, and Punch and I have
basically the same engine - he's just 2 cylinders short.

kwreimer wrote:

> Punch, you should stay with the 195 for winter. your truck will run
> better, but thats my opinion, i believe in the 195 temp, unless the motor
> is so pumped up and creates lots of heat.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Punch" <2punch.crash2000@home.com>
> To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 3:05 PM
> Subject: DML: change thermostat????
>
>
>> well, going to change thermostat, couldn't find a robertshaw so have to
> use
>> motorRAD brand, anyway's I understand the instructions, but even with the
>> alternator moved, will I be able to access the bolt under the air
>> conditioner bracket part thing-a-ma-ging??????
>>
>> what effect will this have during winter, just colder air from vent's????
>>
>>
>> Punch
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> 1998 Dakota CC V6, Deep Amethyst, K&N Homebrew Intake,
>> Gutter Guard Grills, Dynomax Cat Back Exhaust,
>> Autolite 3923's.
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> *In the near future: jet stage 2, billet TB, 180Dg. Thermo, energy
>> suspension bushings,
>> hotchkis sway bars.
>>
>>

-- 
-andy
andylevy@yahoo.com
Maintainer, DML FAQ - http://www.dakota-truck.net/faq/
http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/dakota/
'99 CC 4x4 318 auto



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