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Can I run an inline thermostat in upper hose????????
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<blockquote data-quote="b dub" data-source="post: 10806602" data-attributes="member: 28913"><p>Well for the record I learned it from another member here who said he dreamed it up so I was just curious. Dude's username is 98mark8lsc, I took the liberty of looking up his posts:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]202242[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I was going to start a new write up thread about this but I think I've been on here for too long because I get lazy. But anyway, I feel like this might be the answer to the common overheat problem with 96's. I'm also thinking it has nothing to do with the condensors, regardless of fin count, but that it's just a design flaw from Ford that can rectified by placing the thermostat in the upper hose. By the way, do you have a GT lower radiator hose? You'll need one of those too. $25 bucks from Summit. The design flaw is basically that 1" or so line going from the crossover tube down, that's nothing but hot water being recirculated. Great for fast warmups, emissions, etc, but bad once you get going on a hot day. Half the water going into your engine at any given time is recirculated hot water that HASN'T been through the radiator. The other half is water that has. Technically you could consider it half of a cooling system. I haven't tested the theory as my crossover pipe is being powdercoated, but I will post up when I get it back and get the car out. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Sure.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I replaced this:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]202243[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>With this: (a 99-04 stang GT lower hose)</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]202244[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>That black thing is the rubber freeze plug, $2, and you tighten that nut to make it expand inside the tube. Then it's blocked. </p><p></p><p>Housing: ($70 I think)</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]202245[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]202246[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Vent line tee: (have that cap I talked about earlier and an elbow by now)</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]202247[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Oh and you know what else? This thing takes a standard Chevy thermostat. Guess how much standard Chevy thermostat's are? 12 dollars! I see 170 degree ones on here listed for 50 bucks! Ridiculous!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="b dub, post: 10806602, member: 28913"] Well for the record I learned it from another member here who said he dreamed it up so I was just curious. Dude's username is 98mark8lsc, I took the liberty of looking up his posts: [ATTACH=full]202242[/ATTACH] I was going to start a new write up thread about this but I think I've been on here for too long because I get lazy. But anyway, I feel like this might be the answer to the common overheat problem with 96's. I'm also thinking it has nothing to do with the condensors, regardless of fin count, but that it's just a design flaw from Ford that can rectified by placing the thermostat in the upper hose. By the way, do you have a GT lower radiator hose? You'll need one of those too. $25 bucks from Summit. The design flaw is basically that 1" or so line going from the crossover tube down, that's nothing but hot water being recirculated. Great for fast warmups, emissions, etc, but bad once you get going on a hot day. Half the water going into your engine at any given time is recirculated hot water that HASN'T been through the radiator. The other half is water that has. Technically you could consider it half of a cooling system. I haven't tested the theory as my crossover pipe is being powdercoated, but I will post up when I get it back and get the car out. Sure. I replaced this: [ATTACH=full]202243[/ATTACH] With this: (a 99-04 stang GT lower hose) [ATTACH=full]202244[/ATTACH] That black thing is the rubber freeze plug, $2, and you tighten that nut to make it expand inside the tube. Then it's blocked. Housing: ($70 I think) [ATTACH=full]202245[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]202246[/ATTACH] Vent line tee: (have that cap I talked about earlier and an elbow by now) [ATTACH=full]202247[/ATTACH] Oh and you know what else? This thing takes a standard Chevy thermostat. Guess how much standard Chevy thermostat's are? 12 dollars! I see 170 degree ones on here listed for 50 bucks! Ridiculous! [/QUOTE]
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