You should drill a small hole (1/8") in the thermostat to let air through so your system will fill up without waiting for the thermostat to open....Gary Barker Bob Jasinski wrote: > Dear list, > > It has been a very long time since the thermostat in my 300G has been > replaced, maybe 20 years. I seem to remember reading somewhere that the 413 > HP engine used a thermostat that had holes drilled in it to assist in > cooling or water flow. > > So here is my question. Should I obtain a thermostat (180?) from a parts > store and modify it? If so, how? > > Bob J > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > To send a message to this group, send an email to: > Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/