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Re: Temperature/Thermostat Question
Hey Brian,
Did you get a hotter thermostat? 180 is right where
your spider should run once warmed up. Given the hot
weather out here, and the likelyhood of getting stuck
in traffic, I would go back to the old style
thermostat.
Did you get the proper type with a disk on the bottom
that closes off the bypass hose when the thermostat is
open?
It might be worth testing both thermostats on the
stove in a pan of hot water, and check at exactly what
temperature then open up.
Did anything else change? Is your fan still good? No
air in the system?
Good luck,
Ian
--- brian paland <[email protected]> wrote:
> Sorry about the previous message... my finger slip
> as
> I was typing the subject line, and off the message
> went.
>
> I recently replaced the themostat on my Bosch
> Spider.
> I believe the old thermostat was opening way to
> soon,
> because the engine took forever to warm up and would
> cool down when driving down hill.
>
> With the old thermo, the gauge would read just a
> hair
> above or a hair below 180 (depending on conditions)
> once the car was finally warmed up.
>
> Now, with the new thermostat, it reads between 200
> and
> 210 under LIGHT driving conditions. I'm concerned
> that when I take it for its next Italian Tune Up it
> will get too hot.
>
> I'm making the assumption that the gauge is
> accurate,
> which I know is a dangerous assumption. But,
> assuming
> the gauge is accurate, is 200 210 too hot to run
> continuously.
>
> Thanks for the advice,
> Brian
> '82 Spider
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