Thermostat Q
#1
Thermostat Q
So when I bought my car in December a few years ago. The guy that I bought it from handed me a thermostat and told me it was the summer one. So, is this a 160 degree stat or a 180 degree. Should I change? If I change will I need the gasket?
#2
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180 degree stats are usually for colder weather, but only if you really have to worry about severe cold.......and no, you don't need a seperate gasket. A rubber ring comes on the new thermostat and you just drop it in place of the old one. Unless for some reason the rubber is missing off the one he handed you.
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Re: Thermostat Q
Originally Posted by 19z28camaro02
So the one he handed me was the 160*? It doesn't have rubber on it.
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Originally Posted by 19z28camaro02
I do live by chicago but the car is in storage october to end of march. so it would be a good idea to swap the thermostat, correct.
#7
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Do not put the new t'stat in until you have verified the temperature, AND that it is the correct t'stat for the reverse cooled LT1 engines. You can not use the t'stat for a conventional SBC in an LT1 (from Shoebox's Tech Pages):
http://shbox.com/1/4th_gen_tech2.html#thermostat_change
http://shbox.com/1/4th_gen_tech2.html#thermostat_change
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