> From: "Rob van der Es" <r.vdes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: IML: Thermostats > >> "Thus, the lower temp thermostat gives a bigger time and temperature >> 'cushion', in which the cooling system has a chance to catch up" > > Hmm, that makes sense to me.. > Can one also say then that a lower thermostat can prevent the engine > to > reach normal operating temp during short trips (10 mile) ? > That was my experience in the past you see.Yeah, that's the downside. With my police car, I had increased the car's cooling capacity so much to deal with summer temperatures, that in the winter I had to block part of the radiator (like a school bus does), or no heat, and excessively low operating temps.
> One drawback, my radiator suddenly starts leaking at the lower seam, > can it > be that the higher temp of the coolant has widen an already bad joint > that > wasn't leaking when driving with a lower coolant temp? Higher temp probably made for higher pressure, then.. sploosh. -Kle. '69 Crown 4DHT (cooling works, lots of other stuff, not so much) ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com -----------------This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the
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