P. D. Ferguson wrote:
You would be better to modify a thermostat to stay in the full open
position, and will find it useful when you do your coolant flushes.
I did this with an old stat just to use for flushing the
system with cold water by substituting a length of a nail for
On Sun, 9 Jul 2006, Steve MacSween wrote:
HOWEVER, I did today decide to pull the thermostat (3 mos. old) and see what
difference it might make.
Umm the thermostate deisgn in the mercedes engine is a little unique--
there are two plates, one opens as the t-stat warms and the other
closes...
You would be better to modify a thermostat to stay in the full open
position, and will find it useful when you do your coolant flushes.
I did this with an old stat just to use for flushing the
system with cold water by substituting a length of a nail for the brass
Lower temps are bad as they increase fuel consumption and promote the
forming of carbon deposits in the combustion chamber. This will also
make the engine much more sluggish!
In fact, I can't think of any reason to NOT want the engine to run as
designed!
Jeff Zedic
Toronto
87 300TD
Just a guess, but Q1 - your 'new' t-stat is bad, or there is corrosion
in the housing. Q2 - you need the thickness of the t-stat for the
o-ring to seal properly.
On 7/9/06, Steve MacSween [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I never did get around to doing the citric acid flush on my SD, seeing as
how as
