I live in the tropics and temps in the morning are about 26C (79F) and at worst in the afternoon it an reach 36C (97F)
My OE thermostat is 82C(180F). I just swapped that out for a beck arnley 77C (170F) stat . Thats only a 5C difference. I was driving in the afternoon and evening over the weekend and the temp bar is one notch below middle most of the time, except when I am stuck in traffic for long it goes to the middle and stays there. OE 180F the temp is in the middle and stays there.
Well today, I drove the car in the early morning so ambient temps are 26C, and i noticed the temp bar is two notch below middle, which is abnormal to me. Its as if the thermostat already opened earlier than its 170F rating. Is B/A stat reliable? Its either the stat is opening at lower temp or the jiggle valve is bypassing too much. I was thinking of trying motorad 180F high flow stat. Is motorad stuff reliable ?
Whats the difference between high flow stat and normal one ?
My OE thermostat is 82C(180F). I just swapped that out for a beck arnley 77C (170F) stat . Thats only a 5C difference. I was driving in the afternoon and evening over the weekend and the temp bar is one notch below middle most of the time, except when I am stuck in traffic for long it goes to the middle and stays there. OE 180F the temp is in the middle and stays there.
Well today, I drove the car in the early morning so ambient temps are 26C, and i noticed the temp bar is two notch below middle, which is abnormal to me. Its as if the thermostat already opened earlier than its 170F rating. Is B/A stat reliable? Its either the stat is opening at lower temp or the jiggle valve is bypassing too much. I was thinking of trying motorad 180F high flow stat. Is motorad stuff reliable ?
Whats the difference between high flow stat and normal one ?
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