RE: [Chevelle-List] thermostat recommendations?

[Joseph LaRovere]

First of all if this is the stock engine 220 deg is too hot.  They originally were designed to run around 190 deg and had about 180 deg thermostat in them.  The thermostat is really only designed to inhibit the water flow to allow the engine to warm to the normal operating temperature.  If you are running within 10 deg of the thermostat rating then your cooling system is probably OK.  Try a lower temperature thermostat first and if you still warm up to 220 deg them you need to start troubleshooting your cooling system.  If this is a late model engine then they were designed to run at a higher temperature. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Dan McIntosh Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 12:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Chevelle-List] thermostat recommendations? Howdy.. On the way to a show the other day, my car got up to about 220�F. I think the current thermostat is a 210�F unit... This was in stop and go traffic on a high 80's, low 90's type of day... I am running the stock 5 blade fan, and a full shroud. It is a 1971 El Camino 350 engine.. in a 1964 Impala Is this a common operating temp for this motor? What do you all commonly do to reduce the temp... I used water wetter in my Mustang, and it seemed to work OK, but it could have been the placebo effect...   Thanks people!     Dan McIntosh Pavement Scraping 1964 Impala SS http://www.alloldchevy.com