Re: Re: RE: Re: change thermostat????

From: Andy Levy (andylevy@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Oct 18 2001 - 21:59:36 EDT


I've had no trouble in single-digit (Farenheit) temps.

Punch wrote:

> thanks again, so when it's minus 30c, no worries for me eh?????
> 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.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@texas.net>
> To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 6:45 PM
> Subject: DML: RE: Re: change thermostat????
>
>
>>
>> A 180 is fine in the winter. The T'Stats do not run cooler in the
>> winter unless it's freekin' cold. The T'stat will open at 180...no
>> sooner which means the engine will run at 180. I've been running 180
>> T'Stats for many years in all of my vehicles with no issues in the
>> winter time (even in Tahoe).
>>
>> - Bernd
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net] On Behalf Of kwreimer
>> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 5:33 PM
>> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>> Subject: DML: Re: change thermostat????
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>

-- 
-andy
andylevy@yahoo.com
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'99 CC 4x4 318 auto



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