000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000At 02:58 AM 7/13/2015, SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott ) wrote: >once the t-stat is open ..it's open. >it won't matter if there is a 170 F stat in there, or a 195 etc.. >the Stat only determines when coolant can flow. >it does not make engines 'run cooler' . >a cooler stat just starts flow ealier. Except it's not quite that simple. The stock thermostat begins to crack open very slightly at about 85C/185F, and is not fully open until 105C/221F. Notice that the second stage fan is already on before the thermostat is all the way open. Ref. 19.8, 19.11, 19.12. Yours, David |
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