What thermostat does everybody use?
Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2002
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From: I may be getting old but I refuse to grow up
Originally Posted by BeaterShark
MotoRad makes a thermo that fails open:
http://www.motoradusa.com/products/f...rmo/index.html
I found them at O'Reillys under the "Murray" name, but they are the same. I paid $7.50 for mine. It took about 6 months (and 1 Dallas summer) for it to fail open and my engine temps are normally 190 and never get over 210.
I'm going to go with another one, but if it fails quickly again, I'm going back to the conventional tstat.
http://www.motoradusa.com/products/f...rmo/index.html
I found them at O'Reillys under the "Murray" name, but they are the same. I paid $7.50 for mine. It took about 6 months (and 1 Dallas summer) for it to fail open and my engine temps are normally 190 and never get over 210.
I'm going to go with another one, but if it fails quickly again, I'm going back to the conventional tstat.
Steve
Team Owner
Joined: Jun 2004
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From: Smile, it's just the internet.
Maybe the voice of dissention, but the thermostat only controls the low end of the operating temp range. If you're too hot, you need to look elsewhere. The radiator, pump, or airflow needs attention in this case.
