According to my guage, mine never ever even gets close to the 210 -
never did it with the 195 thermostat either - I'm in Texas with the ac
cranked.
Tate
-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick and Kelly Engram [SMTP:shetland@erols.com]
Sent: Monday, August 10, 1998 10:09 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Alan's response to antifreeze
Actually , it's really 60/40 gives maximum protection.
Compromise? Shoot, water boils at 212, most of these trucks run
hotter than that so they'd boil over. Also, straight antifreeze
boils
at a lower point that a mixture too. And on the other side of the
coin,
each pure item freezes at a higher temperature than a mixture.
Here's something that many of you may not realize, and I'm open to
discuss. -Just because you have a 180 thermostat doesnt mean your
truck runs at 180. It means the t-stat doesnt allow the antifreeze
to circulate to the radiator to cool it down until the antifreeze in
the motor reaches a certain temperature. After the t-stat opens, the
antifreeze still gets hotter. Most vehicles run around 205-220
nowadays.
Any responses?
Patrick
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