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Posted by CSCameron [68.228.198.56] on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 20:07:19 :
In Reply to: Re: I did it to test it out... posted by Clint Dixon [74.206.63.42] on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 17:19:49 :
[QUOTE]Which head do you have, flat on the front surface or with the rectangular protrusion? If it is flat, you definitely need the external bypass elbow and the water pump that will accept the bolt on elbow. How you have plumbed the heater hose back to the block is currently providing a bypass, but be careful not to close the valve where the coolant exits from the back corner of the head. This would cut off all bypass – assuming you do not have the head with the bypass hump.[/QUOTE]
Clint, check out the pic...
[QUOTE]I don’t think temperatures are causing the abnormalities you are seeing in your engine reaching its operating temperature. There really is not that much difference between 60 degrees and 90 degrees. My experiences with thermostats have shown that they will cause an engine to reach and maintain its operating temperature regardless of outside air temperature, as long as everything is correct and working properly. There may be a slight difference if you are comparing 100 degrees to 30 below, but you should not see any difference between 60 and 90.[/QUOTE]
Clint, I noticed that when I did not have a tstat in place, my temp gauge would not register. This was during 100+ degree days and running at fast idle for 1 hour +. Once I put the tstat in, the temp rose as it should to the middle of the scale relatively quickly.
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