Interesting. You'd think pumping more hot coolant through the radiator--and
less back through the head--would make a difference.
Apparently, the 'bottleneck' in heat dissipation is elsewhere.
bs
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Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA
My BJ8 has been running higher on the temp gauge than I would like and I had
never tried the sleeved thermostat, so I recently purchased a NOS AC Delco
bellows thermostat with the sleeve (187 deg. F). I was truly disappointed
that the new thermostat made absolutely no difference in the running
temperature compared with the non-sleeved thermostat (180 deg. F). The car
still approaches 212 deg. F as it did before. Of course, it's been pretty
hot around here this summer.
Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
Havelock, NC USA
-----Original Message-----
No, I never have tried using a thermostat without a sleeve.
Gary
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