Steven X. Schwenk theorized: > > Is this an old already rejected theory? Wouldn't running the engine say > 10% cooler...or any cooler than stock set up, have some adverse > consequences? I replaced my 87c thermo on my '90 vanagon with a 80c degree thermostat. I haven't noticed any adverse affects. Does not make very much of a difference, except during freeway cruising, temp needle stays a bit lower than it used to. Oil temperature seems to stay a bit lower too. Fuel mileage is the same. In stop and go traffic, temp rises until fan goes on, as before. I think I'll keep this thermo setup. Harald '90 westy |
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