Ford small block engines are designed to have the least amount of
internal wear at 180 degrees. Oils, ATF, power steering fluid and
basically all engine fluids are designed to run best around 200 degrees.
Higher temperatures degrade the fluids at an exponential rate.
I have a 180 degree thermostat and the engine runs at 180 degrees.
Ron Fraser
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From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Tom Parker
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 11:24 AM
To: Tony Somebody
Cc: FHSLOTH13@aol.com; tigers@autox.team.net; todbrown@roadrunner.com
Subject: Re: [Tigers] thermostat reccomendations
Tony,
>From your description it's acting like the thermostat never closes or
>may
have been gutted. Rick at SS shows a 160 degree thermostat for summer. 180
for winter for the Alpine, I would think that would apply to the Tiger as
well. Stock Ford, of course.
I'm using a 160 degree thermostat in my ' 67.
Tom
' 67 Mark 2
On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 10:45 AM, Tony Somebody <achd73@yahoo.com> wrote:
> My Tiger runs cooler than anyone would believe- even me and Ive
> checked it with a thermal unit and the gauge is almost exact when I
> compare the two readings. Last Turkey day weekend I drove to WVa to be
> with family and on my night time return drive , I almost froze until I
> put cardboard in front of the
> radiator- I then received better heat-- what degree should I be running.
It
> is
> hotter than hadies here right now but gets pretty cold in winter.
> THANKS in advance.The engine has a quater race cam according to the PO and
> Im
> not sure if it is a 289 or 302- headers, after market fan and good heater
> core
> and it's fan blows average- which isn't saying a lot.
> TonytheTiger
>
>
>
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