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I agree with Jim in this situation as the thermostat is a necessary item in
the big engines, too. My 1641cc (the previous modified engine I had) did
not have the thermostat system installed. Engine warm up took much longer
and cold weather driving performance suffered. Also, since the flaps were
always open (well, not even there) I wouldn't get all of the possible
*heating* air for the cabin during cold times.
On my current engine I made sure my mechanic installed a fresh, fully
functional thermostat system. Cold weather warm-ups take half the time
they used to and I, as well as my engine, are *much* happier with the
system installed. The only time I can thing of where you wouldn't install
the system is if you have a totally blown, lightened, custom drag or track
racing engine.
Toby Erkson
air_cooled_nut@pobox.com
'72 VW Squareback 1.6L modified to 2.0L
'75 Porsche 914 stock 1.8L
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Subject: Thermostat
Author: type-3-errors@umich.edu at SMTPGATE
Date: 2/18/97 8:58 PM
>From: Jeff &/or Paula <jknipe9@idt.net>
>Could someone tell me the temperature range for the engine air-cooling
>thermostat? And, at the risk of opening a can of worms, your opinions
>on the thermostat/flap assembly? As I think everyone has read, some
>don't reinstall it to avoid the possibility of failure and subsequent
>overheating, others maintain it in the interest of quick warm-ups.
>Would like to know what you who really work with these engines think.
65-70 C, (149-158 F)
Install all the stuff correctly! The system has been carefully designed to
open in the case of a failure of the thermostat. In other words, it is
fail-safe. I know of no down side to keeping the thermostat installed.
Jim
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Laura Kepner-Adney
Madison, Wisconsin
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