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Correction Sally and Will
By John - 11/04/2000 7:52:15 PM; IP 142.177.103.16
Sorry you two, but when I said I used a 165 Deg thermostat, I was incorrect...I just checked and it is indeed a 180 Deg thermostat. And the engine does run at 180 deg water temp and 210 oil temp...just about perfect as far as I am concerned.

Now, Will...higher temp reduces wear?...Yes, of course, but only to a point...as oil gets too hot, it loses viscosity( it may even break down)...also if engine is tight, parts may rub if they expand too much due to heat.

You all probably have noticed how a frying pan seems to slip and slide over a red hot stove element, but when the element is cold, there is considerab;y more friction. Well, this is why a hot engine wears less and cold start-up is where most of your wear occurs.

Anyway...a 180 deg thermostat is good...in my humble opinion, for an FE...all my reading on engine temps seems to confirm this...Dave Vizaed and Smokey Unich books come to mind.

Good Luck you two.
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 RE: What temp? -- Will, 11/04/2000
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Correction Sally and Will -- John, 11/04/2000
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