just put my new thermostat in!
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just put my new thermostat in! I just put the new thermostat in and used the HPP3 to make the fans kick in earlyier, but my temp gauge still is standing on 210, is it very accurate? or could I have done something wrong? whats the deal
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Re: just put my new thermostat in! well, the temp with 160 t-stat is not going to be 160 as you understand <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
and if you look carefully, the gauge doesn't show exactly 210, it's a bit smaller, and if it's abit smaller, we can guess that your temp is around ~190 or less...
you also can know your approximate temperature by listening when your fans kick in and when they go off (you programmed your fans on some specific tempuerature, so you know the range)
and if you look carefully, the gauge doesn't show exactly 210, it's a bit smaller, and if it's abit smaller, we can guess that your temp is around ~190 or less...
you also can know your approximate temperature by listening when your fans kick in and when they go off (you programmed your fans on some specific tempuerature, so you know the range)
Re: just put my new thermostat in! </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by 770boy:
<strong>I just put the new thermostat in and used the HPP3 to make the fans kick in earlyier, but my temp gauge still is standing on 210, is it very accurate? or could I have done something wrong? whats the deal</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The 160 stat opens at 160 and stays open all the time because your coolant temp will NOT drop below 160 while running. The stat in and of itself does not lower coolant temp. The stat does force the coolant to slow down as it passes thru the radiator so the heat can be sinked off. The fans help bring the temp down too. How about some wet water to lower temp? If you live down south you don't need a whole lot of anti-freeze as the chances of sub-freezing temps are slim.
<strong>I just put the new thermostat in and used the HPP3 to make the fans kick in earlyier, but my temp gauge still is standing on 210, is it very accurate? or could I have done something wrong? whats the deal</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The 160 stat opens at 160 and stays open all the time because your coolant temp will NOT drop below 160 while running. The stat in and of itself does not lower coolant temp. The stat does force the coolant to slow down as it passes thru the radiator so the heat can be sinked off. The fans help bring the temp down too. How about some wet water to lower temp? If you live down south you don't need a whole lot of anti-freeze as the chances of sub-freezing temps are slim.
Re: just put my new thermostat in! </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by eallanboggs:
The 160 stat opens at 160 and stays open all the time because your coolant temp will NOT drop below 160 while running.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I think there is a misconception here. The stat doesn't not suddenly snap open magically at exactly 160 degrees. It opens gradually, there will maybe some flow a little before the temp of 160 and the stat may not be fully open until a little warmer than 160. The 160 rating is a guideline to a working range not an exact on/off.
In dyno testing so far my 160 stat has been worthless for increased rwhp so far on my bolt on car...lower fan settings w/HPP3 didn't help any either.
The 160 stat opens at 160 and stays open all the time because your coolant temp will NOT drop below 160 while running.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I think there is a misconception here. The stat doesn't not suddenly snap open magically at exactly 160 degrees. It opens gradually, there will maybe some flow a little before the temp of 160 and the stat may not be fully open until a little warmer than 160. The 160 rating is a guideline to a working range not an exact on/off.
In dyno testing so far my 160 stat has been worthless for increased rwhp so far on my bolt on car...lower fan settings w/HPP3 didn't help any either.
