Re: 160* Thermostat, why?

Posted by RodInNS on December 14, 2006 at 14:29:25 from (142.177.76.45):

In Reply to: Re: 160* Thermostat, why? posted by Tom in TN on December 13, 2006 at 20:45:04:

I don't do too much with the old gas engines, but I've spent a lot of hours on the Ford diesels. I've changed a few thermostats on them over the years, and any time I tried to run a cooler stat, the engines simply wouldn't pull. The closer they sit to 190, the better they run. Especially when they get some hours on them. Whenever I change a stat now, it's a 188 that goes in. That might be warm on a gas engine, but good for the diesel.
Running one without a stat, I doubt it would ever get warm, or it would take a long time and hard pulling. I just drop the 188 stat in, and it's there year round until it gets opened up for something else.

Rod

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