160* Thermostat, who's running one ???
05-08-2002, 11:45 AM
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Re: 160* Thermostat, who's running one ??? No loss. Little if any gain.
Tested at track and dyno.
Benefit? If you have an SS, your power steering will run cooler, for me it stopped the "puking" while racing AutoX.
Tested at track and dyno.
Benefit? If you have an SS, your power steering will run cooler, for me it stopped the "puking" while racing AutoX.
05-08-2002, 09:29 PM
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Re: 160* Thermostat, who's running one ??? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by McRat:
<strong>No loss. Little if any gain.
Tested at track and dyno.
Benefit? If you have an SS, your power steering will run cooler, for me it stopped the "puking" while racing AutoX.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I'm not doing it for a performance gain, I'm doing it because it's been hitting 230* in traffic before the fan settings and now I need a 160* so the fans won't run so much, I have always ran 160*'s in my other cars.
<strong>No loss. Little if any gain.
Tested at track and dyno.
Benefit? If you have an SS, your power steering will run cooler, for me it stopped the "puking" while racing AutoX.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I'm not doing it for a performance gain, I'm doing it because it's been hitting 230* in traffic before the fan settings and now I need a 160* so the fans won't run so much, I have always ran 160*'s in my other cars.
05-10-2002, 09:21 PM
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Re: 160* Thermostat, who's running one ??? This is right out of the 2000 service manual
Thermostat Diagnosis
Tools Required
J 24731 -188 188°F Tempilstick
J 24731 -206 206°F Tempilstick
Thermostat Test
The coolant thermostat can be tested using a temperature (tempil) stick. The temperature stick is a pencil like device. It has a wax material containing certain chemicals which melt at a given temperature. Temperature sticks can be used to determine a thermostat's operating range, by rubbing 87°C (188°F) and 97°C (206°F) sticks on the thermostat housing.
Use a tempilstick in order to find the opening and the closing temperatures of the coolant thermostat.
J 24731-188 tempilstick melts at 87°C (188°F). The thermostat should begin to open.
J 24731-206 tempilstick melts at 97°C (206°F). The thermostat should be fully open.
Replace the coolant thermostat if it does not operate properly between this temperature range.
Thermostat Diagnosis
Tools Required
J 24731 -188 188°F Tempilstick
J 24731 -206 206°F Tempilstick
Thermostat Test
The coolant thermostat can be tested using a temperature (tempil) stick. The temperature stick is a pencil like device. It has a wax material containing certain chemicals which melt at a given temperature. Temperature sticks can be used to determine a thermostat's operating range, by rubbing 87°C (188°F) and 97°C (206°F) sticks on the thermostat housing.
Use a tempilstick in order to find the opening and the closing temperatures of the coolant thermostat.
J 24731-188 tempilstick melts at 87°C (188°F). The thermostat should begin to open.
J 24731-206 tempilstick melts at 97°C (206°F). The thermostat should be fully open.
Replace the coolant thermostat if it does not operate properly between this temperature range.
05-11-2002, 07:09 PM
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Re: 160* Thermostat, who's running one ??? Well, I finally changed out the stock thermostat a couple of days ago and all is well! it was easy to say the least, I followed the directions off of LS1 install university. now insted of my oil pressure being at 30#'s (once warmed up)in 95* weather, now it is at 40#'s that proves to me that it is doing it's job even though the POS stock gauge still reads about 210* our gauges are about 40*'s off on the '99 and up cars!
