12-19-2010, 07:42 PM
Let's see if I can get some opinions on this. I suspect that the guy that built my motor last summer put a 160 degree thermostat in it thinking it would help keep it cool. Now that it's winter, it seems like I'm not ever getting the motor warm enough. I have the stock gauge wich never gets over 150-160 ( hard to tell with stock gauge resolution) and I have an autometer full sweep mechanical gauge that comes off the back of the intake that barely breaks 140 degrees. The heat deesn't feel hot enough either. I think this is contributing to my stinking exhaust. It's really really bad when it's cold out. I thinkI'll try a 180 or 190 and see what happens.
JD
JD