Re: Temperature/Thermostat Question

[Ian Lomax <sfalfisto@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Brian,

Did you get a hotter thermostat?  180 is right where
your spider should run once warmed up.  Given the hot
weather out here, and the likelyhood of getting stuck
in traffic, I would go back to the old style
thermostat.

Did you get the proper type with a disk on the bottom
that closes off the bypass hose when the thermostat is
open?

It might be worth testing both thermostats on the
stove in a pan of hot water, and check at exactly what
temperature then open up.

Did anything else change?  Is your fan still good?  No
air in the system?

Good luck,
Ian

--- brian paland <spiderbrian@domain.elided> wrote:
> Sorry about the previous message... my finger slip
> as
> I was typing the subject line, and off the message
> went.
> 
> I recently replaced the themostat on my Bosch
> Spider. 
> I believe the old thermostat was opening way to
> soon,
> because the engine took forever to warm up and would
> cool down when driving down hill.
> 
> With the old thermo, the gauge would read just a
> hair
> above or a hair below 180 (depending on conditions)
> once the car was finally warmed up.
> 
> Now, with the new thermostat, it reads between 200
> and
> 210 under LIGHT driving conditions.  I'm concerned
> that when I take it for its next Italian Tune Up it
> will get too hot.
> 
> I'm making the assumption that the gauge is
> accurate,
> which I know is a dangerous assumption.  But,
> assuming
> the gauge is accurate, is 200 210 too hot to run
> continuously.
> 
> Thanks for the advice,
> Brian
> '82 Spider
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