[DML] Re: Otterstat cross reference?

["therealdmcvegas" <dmcvegas@xxxxxxx>]

220 degrees is actually a safe operating temperature for a car. When 
the water is cut with coolant, and is enclosed in a sealed system 
where it is not allowed to expand, it's boiling point temperature is 
raised significantly.

As a side note, take a look at your average modern car. While you 
will have a temperature gague, they no longer list the actual 
temperature. They just say either hot, or cold. This is to alleviate 
the exact same concerns that you have about your car right now.

As long as the fans come on at 220, and the car rapidly cools down, 
and the fans turn off, you've got absolutely nothing to worry about.

-Robert
vin 6585 "X"



--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tom" <tomciodmc@xxxx> wrote:
> Hello again
> 
> I need some help. My otterstat is on its way out and it's turning 
the fans 
> on at higher and higher temps. It's gotten to a point that it makes 
me 
> uncomfortable watching that temp gauge rise to 220 for the fans to 
come on. 
> Those things seem to fail pretty often. I replaced mine about two 
years ago 
> and it's already gone.... strange.
> Anyway, does anyone have a cross reference or original manufacturer 
part 
> number for the otterstat? It really makes no sense for me to order 
one from 
> the US. Shipping will probably cost more that the part itself. Plus 
it will 
> take a long time for me to get the part... I'm  in Poland.
> I promise to keep my mouth shut and I will not tell anyone what 
that number 
> is :) I just need it for my car.
> I can always take mine out of the car and find a replacement that 
way, but I 
> don't want to put the car out of commission again! I just started 
driving it 
> after a three month engine work... it was way too long. Talk about 
turning a 
> $50 job into a $500 job.
> 
> Thank you in advance
> 
> Tom Niemczewski
> jamesik@xxxx
> VIN 6149 (in Poland!)
> Save the dream so you can live the dream...






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