[V8Vairs] Thermostat

[Chris Wills]

Ryan,

If the temp doesn't reach your thermostat temp rating then your high flow 
thermostat is causing the problem because it is not shutting off tightly 
enough.

The themrostat should stay closed until the water temp reaches 160 degreees 
F, then open up and control the water flow to maintain that temp.  Try a 
standard 180 degree F thermostat, not the high flow version.

Chris Wills

>From: "Ryan Counterman" <VairKing at hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: v8vairs at corvair.org
>To: <v8vairs at corvair.org>
>Subject: Re: [V8Vairs] Thermostat
>Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 21:46:31 -0400
>
>I am using a Miloden High Flow 160 degree thermostat designed to work with 
>the Miloden water pump I use.  I am wondering if thats not letting the 
>motor get warm enough, it stays at 180 degrees on hot days, and around 165 
>or so on cooler days.  I have not had any overheating problems even in stop 
>and go traffic on hot days.  I may try a 180 and see what it does, how hot 
>is too hot??
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: <GnKHOFFMAN at aol.com>
>To: <v8vairs at corvair.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 9:33 PM
>Subject: Re: [V8Vairs] Thermostat
>
>
>>Ryan:
>>
>>I wish my car running so it had a temperature.  Are you running a 180 
>>degree
>>thermostate?  Or higher?  If you have a 190 degree one, and you are only
>>getting to 180, you aren't getting any circulation.  From what I have 
>>heard, you
>>have a unique "problem" if your car is running too cold.
>>
>>Mikie Hawks (since passed away) had a 400, mildly built, and he ran 
>>without a
>>thermostate .... and the car would creep up to 190 degrees on real hot 
>>Denver
>>days, but the rest of the time was in the 165 degree range.  He was using 
>>a
>>used 1980's 3 core radiator.
>>
>>I bought a new 4 core 1980's Camero radiator for my car; haven't decided
>>which thermostate to use yet.
>>
>>Gary Hoffman
>>
>>In a message dated 7/19/05 7:37:35 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
>>VairKing at hotmail.com writes:
>>
>>>What temperature thermostat do you guys use in your V8VAIRs?  Ive got a 
>>>400
>>>horse 350 SBC and I think its running a bit cold, it usually runs right 
>>>at
>>>180,  trying to get some efficency out of this thing!
>>>
>>>Ryan Counterman,  Board Member, WMCC
>>>VairKing at hotmail.com
>>>'65 Corsa Coupe V8 Kelmark; '65 Monza Convert 110/4sp
>>>http://webpages.charter.net/vairking/