I drove the van on the highway for a while today (30 miles) and took a reading with my cool new infrared thermostat, and here were the results: Crossover Pipe: 199 deg Engine case from underneath (near the center) as high as 210 deg Radiator, top passenger side, 180 Radiator, near fan switch, (may not be a clean reading) 160 After another 30 miles, I tried again, and the results were as follows. I assume that this means that the thermostat had closed: Crossover Pipe: 198 deg Engine case from underneath (near the center) as high as 202 deg Radiator, top passenger side, 140 Radiator, near fan switch, (may not be a clean reading) 120 Bently says that the thermostat does not even fully open until 221 deg, so I assume that the van is running just about right at the observed temps. Anybody have specific knowledge about this? Thanks, Peter |
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