[DeTomaso] The Water Restrictor Plate Below the Thermostat

Mike Becker mikebecker679 at gmail.com
Sun Dec 2 00:32:58 EST 2018


See the link below and the description of 2 flavors of restrictor plate.  My
engine has the solid aluminum plate with the tiny hole.  But I have always
run the 351C unique thermostat.  My engine has always run a bit hot, usually
over 200, even on the highway.  I noticed this article says "This unit
(restrictor plate with the tiny hole) must be used in conjunction with a
standard thermostat <https://secure.cougarpartscatalog.com/thm170.html>  ,
you cannot use the 351C unique thermostat with this block off plate."

Does anyone know if this is true?  Could this be the reason my engine runs
hot?  Actually my engine currently doesn't run at all due to a destroyed rod
journal.  My engine is currently out and in pieces, so I'm wondering if I
should change to the original big-hole restrictor or keep the small-hole
restrictor and switch to a non-351c standard thermostat.

https://secure.cougarpartscatalog.com/waterrestrictplate.html

thanks,
mike


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   See the link below and the description of 2 flavors of restrictor
   plate.  My engine has the solid aluminum plate with the tiny hole.  But
   I have always run the 351C unique thermostat.  My engine has always run
   a bit hot, usually over 200, even on the highway.  I noticed this
   article says "This unit (restrictor plate with the tiny hole) must be
   used in conjunction with a [1]standard thermostat , you cannot use the
   351C unique thermostat with this block off plate."

   Does anyone know if this is true?  Could this be the reason my engine
   runs hot?  Actually my engine currently doesn't run at all due to a
   destroyed rod journal.  My engine is currently out and in pieces, so
   I'm wondering if I should change to the original big-hole restrictor or
   keep the small-hole restrictor and switch to a non-351c standard
   thermostat.

   [2]https://secure.cougarpartscatalog.com/waterrestrictplate.html

   thanks,

   mike

References

   1. https://secure.cougarpartscatalog.com/thm170.html
   2. https://secure.cougarpartscatalog.com/waterrestrictplate.html


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