Re: Colins reply about t-stats

From: Vincent Heckathorn (victorylane@iwaynet.net)
Date: Sat Aug 15 1998 - 02:23:07 EDT


I tend to disagree with you
If the t-stat stayed open all the time the engine would over heat. Granted
it may not close completely but never the less the coolant needs to stay in
the radiator for a while to cool down, Hell if the thing stayed open all the
time why bother having one in the first place.
I tell you what . Take the cap off of the radiator let the thing sit there
and get hot, watch when the stat opens you will see the water circulate then
it will stop when it closes.
Trying not to be an a** just telling it like it is
IMHO
Colin

Patrick and Kelly Engram wrote:

> Colin,
> Again, I disagree.
> The thermostat never shuts down (closes) after it has opened unless
> there is something funny going on with the engine. Now, granted, maybe
> as the engine is warming up, it may get a blast of cooler antifreeze
> that may temporarily close it a bit, but once the truck warms up, it
> stays open. Believe me, if that thing closed up when the motor was hot,
> you'd be pegging your temperature needle every 2 minutes.
> The thermostat opens at its intended opening temp-most are 180-195.
> It stays open after that because the antifreeze runs 220 or so. There
> is more than sufficient transfer of heat to the radiator as the coolant
> flows through the tubes from tank to tank, it doesnt have to sit there.
> Patrick



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