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01-31-2008, 11:03 PM

#21

lxman1

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RE: Thermostat

I was always told 180 degrees on the EEC-IV.

02-01-2008, 01:16 AM

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TripleJay22

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RE: Thermostat

i just replaced mine witha 160 is that too drastic, what is a good one for the 5.0s?

02-01-2008, 09:02 AM

#23

aode08

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RE: Thermostat

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ORIGINAL: bighungrymatt

yeah its a pain to get that bolt out... not hard, just time consuming,have fun

hold on pain = hard, or worse

02-01-2008, 10:57 AM

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gothand

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RE: Thermostat

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ORIGINAL: TripleJay22

i just replaced mine witha 160 is that too drastic, what is a good one for the 5.0s?

According to Joel's EFI do's and don'ts, you don't want to go below 180* on the thermostat.

http://sbftech.com/index.php?topic=119.0

Jeff

02-01-2008, 12:05 PM

#25

TripleJay22

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RE: Thermostat

alright because my car doesnt move above the second mark on my temp guage. so i might need to go back and get a 180 this will be the third thermostat ive replaced in almost 2 weeks the first one wasnt working and now i went 160 and considering 180...if the car runs too cold will that effect gas mileage?