[DeTomaso] Thermostat Question

[Garth Rodericks]

Uhhh, 180-degrees. My car with a correct Cleveland style thermostat (Stant) is rock solid at 
  180.  When I had a 160-degree thermostat, it was rock solid at 160. I swapped it out for the 
  180 when I changed my water pump because it wasn't getting hot enough for peak efficiency.
   
  The only advantage to the Robert Shaw thermostat is that it's made in the USA, and  
  presumably manufactured to higher specifications and of a higher quality, so it's more likely 
  to outlast a typical cheapie-auto-parts thermostat. But there should be no difference in the 
  operating temperature of your engine between the different brands, providing they're correct 
  Cleveland thermostats and they're both working.
   
  > Have any of you guys done a test to determine how much cooler your engine ran with the 
  > Robertshaw thermostat as opposed to a properly functioning standard Cleveland 
  > thermostat?  My engine gets too hot in traffic.  I have a Robertshaw/Flowcooler ready to 
  > install and I am wondering how much it might be able to drop my temp,  assuming both 
  > are 180 degree units?


       
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