tekslk
Well-Known Member
I would really like a 185-190 degree thermostat who carries them for a LA360?
I have 195 in for the winter to make heat Ide feel better if it was about 5 cooler. Not a real big deal. Just screwing around.
The majority if not all of these cars came from the factory with a 180 thermostat according to the owners manual.
the 180 in the summer works great but I get water condensation in the oil in the winter with that one. That why Im thinking 185-190 would be perfect to use in the winter, with the 195 in it runs about 204.
If you aren't driving anything but short distances most of the time, it will pick up condensation. An engine needs to be brought up to temp and driven a bit to burn off that condensation. Running at 204 isn't overheating.
Have seen in mentioned every now & then that a hole needs to be drilled into a t-stat to allow a small amount of coolant to flow while the t-stat is closed...or something to that effect. Someone please correct me if I am wrong....thought that is what the bypass hose's purpose in life is....have another ? but need to check sumtim first.....never mind....my Duramax has 2 t-stats in it. I thought they had a 15* temperature difference but it is only a 5* difference..Was wondering why there would have been a 15* difference but not wundering tat no mur.......
Have seen in mentioned every now & then that a hole needs to be drilled into a t-stat to allow a small amount of coolant to flow while the t-stat is closed...or something to that effect. Someone please correct me if I am wrong....thought that is what the bypass hose's purpose in life is....have another ? but need to check sumtim first.....never mind....my Duramax has 2 t-stats in it. I thought they had a 15* temperature difference but it is only a 5* difference..Was wondering why there would have been a 15* difference but not wundering tat no mur.......