[DMCForum] Re: Martin's Thermostat

["content22207" <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Good grief -- what degree thermostat do you have in your car? Mine
opens somewhere in the neighborhood of 195. Engine's plenty warm by then.

Remember the bad old days when engine mounted cooling fans spun all
the time? (Or until a fan clutch stopped them at SPEED, not idle, or
AFTER a certain engine compartment temp was reached). System worked
pretty well for nearly 100 years...

Bill Robertson
#5939

>--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Martin Gutkowski <martin@xxxx> wrote:
> No. Coolant warmup STARTS when the thermostat opens. At that point, 
> having the fans running will keep the engine below optimum running 
> temperature and/or slow the warmup down considerably. But having said 
> that, my everyday car has both oil and water temp gauges, and with the 
> AC running, the temp falls like a stone. Otherwise, they stay 
> predictably in the same place forever. (unless towing or stuck in
traffic)
> 
> Martin
>

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