thermostat
Thread Starter
|
New User
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 17
Likes: 0
From: nj
thermostat
had new thermostat installed by mechanic now 97 ranger 2.3 now it takes long to heat up and gas mileage is worse than before thermostat change,could 195 degree thermostat be cause.
Laughing Gas
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 1,245
Likes: 0
If anything, it sounds like a colder thermostat has been installed. If you're willing to pull it apart there is typically a "195", "185", or "160" stamped somewhere on the thermostat itself. Only vehicles that rarely run on the street should use 160 degree thermostats.
Junior User
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 85
Likes: 0
From: Metro Detroit
It seems to be mankind's thing, to run a colder thermostat. What the best one is, we might find out shortly. You've got to have the proper temperature, but you are always trying to hold out as if heat was the enemy. Too much heat, is. But what is the proper one? All highway driving in Juno? All downtown driving in Miami?
*The factory thermostat is chosen to suit the needs of Mr.& Ms.Joe Average. Quite possibly not you.
*The factory thermostat is chosen to suit the needs of Mr.& Ms.Joe Average. Quite possibly not you.
Last edited by Ford Tradesman; Dec 21, 2004 at 05:56 PM. Reason: *Clarify something.
Posting Guru
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,978
Likes: 1
From: Alvin, Texas.
If the factory gauge was the basis for changing a t-stat, well, they aren't too accurate even when they are working.
Hold on to the upper radiator hose...if it's hot, the t-stat is okay, but if a colder one was put in, that won't help.
Hold on to the upper radiator hose...if it's hot, the t-stat is okay, but if a colder one was put in, that won't help.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
LARIAT 85
1980 - 1986 Bullnose F100, F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks
20
Oct 13, 2010 06:02 PM
