Re: DML:Dakota engine

From: Jon N. Benignus (blkwidow1@primary.net)
Date: Fri Dec 12 2003 - 07:43:57 EST


on 12/11/03 11:38 PM, Kyle Vanditmars at kylevan@telus.net wrote:

> Yeah, the coolant recirculates through the block until the thermostat
> opens. You might pull a bit through at initial startup, but otherwise
> nothing.

I'm thinking the bleed hole in the stat may be too big. Have the opposite
problem on my Kawasaki. When temps are low, the engine warms fine-until the
stat opens, then plummets back almost to full cold. Enlarging the bleed hole
in the stat just a tad solves the problem.

Jon
STL MO



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