Thermostat Re: [Shotimes] Bought a 91 SHO, some questions

[John Weidenbenner]

George,

I can't agree with you on this. If anything, the Ford thermostat has been a
high failure component. Most Ford Rev. B thermostats are lucky to make it
through 3 years. I've had a Stant working properly for 5 years. It took 3
Ford thermostats to get through the first 5 years.

Gary Morrell doubts, as I do, that the Stant aftermarket thermostat flows
less. Do you have any data to show less flow than the Ford? My Stant cools
the same as the Ford units, that is until the Ford sticks open.

John W.

----- Original Message -----
From: "George Fourchy" <krazgeo@jps.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 1:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Bought a 91 SHO, some questions


> On Sun, 16 Feb 2003 14:48:18 -0500, Ryan Staley wrote:
>
> >The cheap one is probably
> >an aftermarket while the fpn is probably motorcraft, but which should I
go
> >for?
>
> The majority of us have found that the factory thermostat is the most
dependable one
> to use...others don't flow the same, or stick immediately, or have some
other
> problem.  About 20 bucks is the right price most of the time, unless it is
reduced
> once in a while when on sale.
>
> A few have found various aftermarket ones work OK, but cooling on this
engine is
> critical enough that I just stay with the Motorcraft.
>
> George
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