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secondchance · 01-25-2012

Well, I got another Stant 180* stat and this time drilled just one 1/8" hole and replaced it last Sunday. After being spoiled by Jim's and Rich's garage (hydraulic lift and full compliment of tools), doing this w/ factory tire jack in a condo parking garage was a torture.
Finally took the car out this moring and in 40* ambient temp, at steady state cruise she is running at 184* coolant and 165-170 oil temp. In stop and go traffic about 188-195* coolant and 165-174* oil temp. Sitting and idling fan turned on at 205 (Marc's chip) and broght it down to 198* and oil temp was around 185*.
In summary, coolant and oil temp in general was about 12-15* lower compared to before - I like it!

01-25-2012	#9
secondchance Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: McLean, VA Posts: 3,730	Re: Radiator working too well! Well, I got another Stant 180* stat and this time drilled just one 1/8" hole and replaced it last Sunday. After being spoiled by Jim's and Rich's garage (hydraulic lift and full compliment of tools), doing this w/ factory tire jack in a condo parking garage was a torture. Finally took the car out this moring and in 40* ambient temp, at steady state cruise she is running at 184* coolant and 165-170 oil temp. In stop and go traffic about 188-195* coolant and 165-174* oil temp. Sitting and idling fan turned on at 205 (Marc's chip) and broght it down to 198* and oil temp was around 185. In summary, coolant and oil temp in general was about 12-15 lower compared to before - I like it!