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Date:         Thu, 4 Jan 2018 17:19:11 -0500
Reply-To:     Jason <uberhare@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jason <uberhare@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Thermostats especially in colder weather
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
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Also to note Behr/Hella and Mahle thermostats are the same. They even use the same part number.

On Thu, Jan 4, 2018 at 3:44 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:

> For a number of reasons I would never recommend a lower temp stat. if > anything they are often used to mask a problem. During warm weather and/or > high speed-loads or even in traffic waiting for the radiator fan the stat > will lose control and engine temp will be determined by other factors. The > main wear or failure of most engine head sealing is the expansion and > contraction of the different parts. Having a low temp t-stat and then > regularly going from that temp to something higher stresses these parts > continually. You want to get an engine up temperature and maintain it. > Also, the proper temperature makes for better efficiency. What it is > designed for. > > It drove me crazy this last trip of ~1,200 miles to not have the engine as > hot as it should have been. At 326K on this all original engine I know it > is on borrowed time. In my mind this was necessary before going home this > coming weekend. > > Dennis > > > From: Dan N [mailto:dn92610@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, January 4, 2018 3:22 PM > To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> > Cc: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> > Subject: Re: Thermostats especially in colder weather > > thanks Dennis... very helpful, > > would you recommend a lower temp thermostat (80°) by Calorstat sold at > VanCafe? > > dan >


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