normspanners
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How is that going to work ?i want to change both inlet and outlet pipes for larger ones and have a thermostat boss fitted to the bottom of the rad.
thermostats only work with water passing close by them? you can get thermostats that fit in the top hose with just a clip around the hose/stat to hold the stat. I wouldnt change the pipe in the rad size, because the flow through stats is not that great in reality most 30mm standard dia hoses will cool most engines up to 300 ish hp
I modded a rolls royce eagle diesel 12lts 32ton truck that was running too cold and fitted a stat out of a ford 2ltr pinto to get some heat for the driver, coz from new it ran stone cold in winter, and never had a heater. I tested it got it to 80deg and fully loaded with 32tones up a long hill it was perfect, I was intending to remove for summer but didnt, the truck went up cat n fiddle pass (pennines) on hottest day for 50yrs with 32ton perfectly, so was left as was and it ran eversince and giving 2mpg better fuel economy which was massive increase from 9-11, ish.