Mr. Gasket t-stat

[jaymac]

Not a tech question, but rather a statement.
This has been said before, and I'd like to reiterate the fact.
Mr. Gasket T-stats are the only way to go! Alot of you have chimed in in the past regarding my temp/ heating questions, and might remember a few occasions where my car would overheat big-time, spew coolant, then cool back down. And every morning, the temp would rise to 210* before opening. Well, after the car overheated BIG-TIME on the highway while warming up (car hadn't reached operating temps before I jumped on the highway), I decided it was time for the swap.
Installed it, let it run w/ the drivers side jacked for 15 minutes to burp it and top it off, then took off.
Let me tell you;perfect.
Stat appears to start opening @ 165-170*, and never reaches past 185* to open, (as opposed to the Stant 180* which opened @ 210* on initial warm-up of the day). Cruising it never seemed to rump 182*, and on the highway turning 3000 rpms it saw about 185*, and it used to reach in excess of 195*.

Awesome. I love it. If you don't have one, get one. If you have cooling problems, DEFINITELY get one. Great investment, very happy with it

 

[ss93cobra]

Hmm.. I like my 180 t-stat from Ford. Part # D5PZ-8575-B for those interested.....

 

[Mike92GT]

I've been running a Mr Gasket 180 for years. I made the mistake of replacing it with a Stant 180 "Superstat" a few months back. My car instantly started running 15 deg. hotter. Most 180 t-stats are designed to OPEN at 180, so your car will actually run a little hotter then that. The Mr Gasket is designed so your car actually RUNS at at 180, and it is much more accurate

 

[2000xp8]

I've always used the Mr gaskets t stat. Just don't get the 160 if you want heat in the winter.

 

[jaymac]

Ok, I lied. it reached low 190's after initial warm-up and a 4 minute drive, then settled back to 180*... I still dig it

 

[HISSIN50]

That is the beauty of a balanced stat (if you road raced, etc, you would really love that stat).

Glad it helped!

 

[jaymac]

I think I might have to road race now just to love it some more

 

[8950HO]

I`ve never had a problem with the parts store "high-flow" thermostats from Moto-Rad.
Much better than running the stock size t-stat.