rad and coolant

[Sandy]

I also saw somewhere (I think a ford book) that as the thermostat goes
down, the cylinder wear goes up. Now if I could, in some way tie this back
to EFI, it would be on the right listserv...

Sandy

At 04:07 PM 10/17/97 -0500, you wrote:
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>>The 195 thermostat does increase the rad efficiency. The engine is going
>>to be making the same waste heat for a given power output regardless of
>>the thermostat. With the higher thermostat, you are going to be able to
>>dump more heat at the radiator. I have also found that the engine runs
>>better and makes more poop with the higher thermostat. Probably cleaner
>>too.
>>
>>-j-
>
>interesting, both engine emulation software packages I have show
>more hp & torque with lower coolant temps -- and certainly with
>unheated manifolds (talking carb manifolds, obviously)
>
>Tom Cloud
>
>     Madness takes its toll   .....   please have exact change
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