thermostat: 82 or 88 degrees?
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thermostat: 82 or 88 degrees?
hey all,
while my engine is out and all that i'm going to replace the thermostat. i'm reckoning on getting an 88 degree one rather than an 82 degree one - whaddaya reckon?
any advice/tips/experience welcome
juliet xx
while my engine is out and all that i'm going to replace the thermostat. i'm reckoning on getting an 88 degree one rather than an 82 degree one - whaddaya reckon?
any advice/tips/experience welcome
juliet xx
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Yep, what he saidbigginger wrote:82 in the summer, 88 in winter, surely? Get some copper grease on the studs and nuts, and it should be a 2 minute job to swap them over.
Might be worth replacing the studs with bolts instead meaybe? Any corrosive seal will them be broken when you undo them, and no hammering teh housing off the studs...
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Be carefull if you do this and check that the tapped holes have no residue in them. You can end up cracking the head if any hydraulic pressure builds up when you screw the bolts in.Packedup wrote: Might be worth replacing the studs with bolts instead meaybe? Any corrosive seal will them be broken when you undo them, and no hammering teh housing off the studs...
Better to use studs and a brass stat housing as this will minimise corrosion.
Well the Metro and late Minis got away with bolts (so I can't claim full credit for the idea)!
Obviously any tapped holes should be cleaned/ drained before winding bolts in, just as they should be when replacing studs. Bit of kitchen towel does well for soaking water up, and one of those magnetic tool picking up things is great for picking up the rusty sludgey crud that gets in there
Obviously any tapped holes should be cleaned/ drained before winding bolts in, just as they should be when replacing studs. Bit of kitchen towel does well for soaking water up, and one of those magnetic tool picking up things is great for picking up the rusty sludgey crud that gets in there
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Do as the Millerman says, Wibble!
I've had an 88C in for 4 years/40k miles and had no trouble - I'm thinking of going to a 92C. For an example, on last Thursday my 1098 Traveller did Andover to Newcastle on T, 300miles loaded and towing a trailer at 60-70 mph (GPS checked) where ever possible and got didn't get over 85C on the gauge (capillary type and checked). Air temp was 25C plus. On journey back I got lost (!) and wound up on the M25 - and then did 25 miles in 1 & 1/2 hours! Air temp about 25C. Max water temp then up to 90C. Overall for 650 miles no water lost (the critical test).
So go for it - if my rough old engine's OK, your wizzo wonder overhauled beast will be too. And the old drum heater's excellent! MikeN.
I've had an 88C in for 4 years/40k miles and had no trouble - I'm thinking of going to a 92C. For an example, on last Thursday my 1098 Traveller did Andover to Newcastle on T, 300miles loaded and towing a trailer at 60-70 mph (GPS checked) where ever possible and got didn't get over 85C on the gauge (capillary type and checked). Air temp was 25C plus. On journey back I got lost (!) and wound up on the M25 - and then did 25 miles in 1 & 1/2 hours! Air temp about 25C. Max water temp then up to 90C. Overall for 650 miles no water lost (the critical test).
So go for it - if my rough old engine's OK, your wizzo wonder overhauled beast will be too. And the old drum heater's excellent! MikeN.
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Re: thermostat: 82 or 88 degrees?
Just swapped my 7-year old 82 degree thermostat for a new 88 degree one today, hoping it would improve my heater, but it hasn't made a jot of difference!
For some odd reason, it now takes an age before any heat comes out, despite back-flushing it. It's had fairly recent new hoses, and those get hot, so it's somewhat puzzling as to why it's so lame.
For some odd reason, it now takes an age before any heat comes out, despite back-flushing it. It's had fairly recent new hoses, and those get hot, so it's somewhat puzzling as to why it's so lame.
Maurice, E. Kent
(1970 Traveller)
(1970 Traveller)
Re: thermostat: 82 or 88 degrees?
Maybe it's stuck open.... For best heater/fastest warm up - you need to block the bypass hose.