Shouldn't you be able to test the thermostat in the kitchen. Take a pot and put the thermostat in it with water and heat up the water, with a cooking thermometer in the pot also and see when it opens and closes.
>>> pmacey@ans.net 12/11/01 11:22AM >>>
Ok, how about problems with the RS 180 T-Stats? Who has had to replace
them, and once again, by looking at a T-Stat, can you physically till if
it is stuck open?
I'm fighting a 1281 MIL: Engine Coolant Too Cold, though the truck seems
to warm up and run normal....Jet Chip II issue or the damn computer?
Thanks.
On Tue, 11 Dec 2001 SEMIHEMI01@aol.com wrote:
> I dont know of any cooling problems with the 4.7L either. I have run mine
> hard with the supercharger and have never had a over heat problem. In fact my
> warm up is actually just a little longer than it was with the OEM t'stat.
> Maybe 2-3 minutes longer to reach running temp. This is due to the bypass not
> being closed anymore when the thermostat is closed. Never had a check engine
> light either. Bill
>
> SEMIHEMI01@AOL.COM> KB SuperChargeded, 4.7L, 2001, QC,
> <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/semihemi01">the "DAK",</A> <A
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> SouthernMoPar</A>
>
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