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bowtiecrusher
Dodge Dakota
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4/29/2002
18:41:50
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 Subject: will a 180 therm void warinty
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i just got off the phone calling all parts stores looking for a thermostat when i finly found one the parts guy told me that if i change my themo it will make the cpu send more fuel which will bleed threw the rings and wipe the cylinders clean of oil and cause premature loss of rings which void my warinty not sure what to think so any one have a anwser on this needless to say i paid for it and its going in : )
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Fubar512
Dodge Dakota
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4/29/2002
19:02:57
|  RE: will a 180 therm void warinty
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Oh No! The dreaded parts store "engineer" syndrome!
For the longest time, practically every vehicle that left the production line did so with a 180-degree t-stat. Then, the dread emissions nazis descended upon the motor city, forcing 195 t-stats on the consumer, and rounding up all those who refused to conform to their tree-hugging philosophy, and banishing them to the gulag, and....
Don't listen to him. A 180 t-stat will not harm your engine. It will actually HELP it. Ever see a piston crown that's had to deal with detonation for 100,000 miles?
As for the warranty, well, the reason they went with a 195 t-stat in the first place is to guarantee emissions compliance, with minimal "tweaking' on their part. That’s all.
Short of physically taking it out, there is no way they can tell (if you stick to a 180, going down to a 160 is a different matter).
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bowtiecrusher
Dodge Dakota
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4/29/2002
19:08:41
| RE: will a 180 therm void warinty
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but he had a pocket protector?and and a very big book with lots of numbers
lol
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5pnt9ltrluv
R/T
4/29/2002
19:19:38
| RE: will a 180 therm void warinty
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That parts guy is so WAY off.... He should go back to doing telemarketing.....
Kris
2002 Atlantic Blue R/T
Current Mods: True dual Flowmaster 40 Series Original (dumped), MSD 6A Ignition w/ Blaster SS coil and Taylor Spirocore 8mm, 360 Intakez w/ 9" K&N, Flowmetrics 50mm billet throttle body, JBA ceramic headers, Autolite 3923's, 180 degree T-stat, TPS @ .725 v
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kevster
Dodge Dakota
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4/29/2002
21:41:27
| RE: will a 180 therm void warinty
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I run the Stant Superstat#65358 which is 180 degree. in both my Daks, with the 4.7 and The motor responds well, and runs way better, this also rid the drastic pinging at heavy accelerations. This will not harm your motor. The # above will fit the v-6 and all v-8 from dodge.
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Will
Dodge Dakota
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4/30/2002
00:43:18
| RE: will a 180 therm void warinty
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Doesn't the 180 t-stat come w/ one of the packages
available (heavy duty)?
Will
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bernd
*GenIII*
4/30/2002
09:46:24
| RE: will a 180 therm void warinty
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Uhhhhh...that parts guy sounds like he needs to hit his crack-pipe again.
No..it will NOT cause what he claims.
(Even Mopar found that the Magnum Engines make their best power at 185 degrees.)
1997 Dodge Dakota SLT - V6
Supercharged/Intercooled @ 10# w/Nitrous
14.55 @ 96.01mph
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