> Have you tried tweaking
> the throttle at the TB with the hood up *after* a drive (I.E. when it's
> fully warmed up)? If it sprayed on the hood, I imagine the leak would be
> quite apparent...
>
Yes, I have, in fact I beat the crap out of the throttle after a drive, nothing
visible.
> *or*
> Maybe you got a defective stat, or (heaven forbid) improper installation??
> Seems to me that this kind of problem would show up on your temp. gauge...
> Does it read normal or slightly low since the 180 install?
>
It reads low ever since the second I drove it off the lot after the 180 install.
Always at the same place after it warms up. But wouldn't an improper installation
show some antifreeze near the thermostat itself? That area is completely dry.
(Where the upper rad. hose enters the engine.)
> $.02
>
I'll see your $.02 and raise you a dry 180 deg. thermostat.--
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