Good for you
Rascal
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From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Francis Fastje
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 7:28 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: Re: DML: RE: NOW: thermostat WAS: Cap & rotor with brass terminal
Rick Barnes wrote:
>It just does not heat up well enough. After changing it today along with
>the antifreeze, it was a little bit better, at least it will heat up while
>it sits still, it really cools down when its moving for some reason. Runs
>fine, just runs too cool to really get the heater going in the winter time.
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
>[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Andy Levy
>Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 11:40 AM
>To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>Subject: Re: DML: RE: NOW: thermostat WAS: Cap & rotor with brass terminal
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>When I had a 180 in my '99, the heat coming out of the vents was lower
>than when I had the OEM thermostat in, but still within erasonable
>limits.
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>On 11/29/05, Rick Barnes <rascal@scrtc.com> wrote:
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>>Good question...it may be a 165, but it just does not heat up. I think
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>>antifreeze is lousy anyway
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
>>[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Josh Battles
>>Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 9:28 AM
>>To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>>Subject: DML: NOW: thermostat WAS: Cap & rotor with brass terminal
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>>Rick Barnes said:
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>>>Somebody tell me the trick to getting the thermostat out of my 98 318,
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>>looks
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>>>way down in there...do you move any of the other mounts out of the way?
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>>The
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>>>bolts look accessible but man, its down in there....mine runs too darn
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>>cool
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>>>in this KY cold weather.
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>>>Rascal
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>>What temp thermostat are you running? I've got a 180 degree one in my
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>>and I'm just fine in the sub freezing temps.
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>>--
>>- Josh
>>www.omg-stfu.com
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>Andy
>http://home.rochester.rr.com/alevy/
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Sub zero temps here with a 30 mph wind the 180 stat is fine.
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