vet65te
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07-20-12 06:00 PM - Post#2250400
In response to inline0_0
Doug - I thought about trying to attach some sort of skirt to the existing Derale fan frame but as you'll see in the pic, (a) it's at an angle and (b) there's only about a 1/16th worth of material in thickness to deal with.
 Still haven't figured out how to use my aluminum support frame to get the fan closer to the core but I'm working on it.
Mike B & Jay - Couldn't agree more. I know that on cool days the engine temp is barely hovering around the thermostat opening point and that's definitely below what it should be running. I did move up to a 180 thermostat but only for a brief period. The reason I reinstalled the 160 was due to seeing the mechanical temp gauge (verified by the IR gun) reading in the 195/205 range on hotter days and while I know that is better for the engine, I have to admit, I get this nervous 'twitch' any time I see the needle get anywhere around 200 or more. My issue is not seeing the temp gauge 'at' 200 but crossing my fingers that it doesn't continue higher. I will be putting back the 180 thermostat shortly and hope I don't sweat too much afterwards ;-).
Mike T.
Edited by vet65te on 07-20-12 06:19 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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