Thermostat 160 degree

[Aaron]

I have only been able to find one thermostat that works under my housing, and it is a 180 degree stat. I don't care for it because my truck runs on average at 200 degree while driving and close to 210 when ideling. I would like a 160 degree but need a part number or some advice.

If you have the same housing as mine, and you are running a 160 degree, what are your part numbers?

Aaron

[Jerry Roberts]

There is something that you are not quite understanding . The thermostat has nothing to do with the highest temperatures of your engine , it only controls the water temperature before it opens up . An 180 degree thermostat opens later than the 160 degree thermostat but they both open much before the 200 degree mark .

[Aaron]

well, then i need to figure out why my truck is running as hot as it is...

[grey beard]

Aaron,

Jerry is absolutely right here. That 180 stat is the one you want. It will help get your engine up to operating temperature and your warm more quickly than a 160.

By the bye, I realize this is not a part of your original question, but the very last spot in the whole world you want your glass bowl-type fuel filter is up there on top of your hot manifold. Put it down near the fuel pump, or back in the suction side, between the pump and the tank. Keeping it where it is now is probably the best recipe for vapor lock known to man. JMHO

Good Luck

[Reg Evans]

By the bye, I realize this is not a part of your original question, but the very last spot in the whole world you want your glass bowl-type fuel filter is up there on top of your hot manifold. Put it down near the fuel pump, or back in the suction side, between the pump and the tank. Keeping it where it is now is probably the best recipe for vapor lock known to man. JMHO

Good Luck

What ? I have always seen the filter installed at the carb inlet.

[Dodgeb4ya]

What ? I have always seen the filter installed at the carb inlet.

I double that!

[HanksB3B]

and just used the one without the stone filter near the fuel pump. The one with the stone filter is in a parts box. I intend to install it as shown in the picture Reg attached. One thing I don't have is the heat shield above the fuel pump. Does anyone have one they like to sell or give-away?

Thanks,

Hank

[TodFitch]

and just used the one without the stone filter near the fuel pump. The one with the stone filter is in a parts box. I intend to install it as shown in the picture Reg attached. One thing I don't have is the heat shield above the fuel pump. Does anyone have one they like to sell or give-away?

Thanks,

Hank

Heat shields are being reproduced. I'd have to dig out the Plymouth Owners Club's magazine and look in the ad section to find out who the vendor is. I believe that a diagram/plans for it have been posted on this forum in the past. Maybe it's on the main section of this site. It should be easy to make one yourself.

[48Dodger]

Hey Reg, The picture posted shows two glass filters, one up top by the carb and one by the fuel pump. I'll have to look closer at the engines I have out here, but i dont think I have a set-up like that. Is this the proper/ideal set-up?

48D

[Reg Evans]

Tim,

Some of the older fuel pumps had a sediment bowl on the fuel pump along with the filter up at the carb.

[48Dodger]

I looked at Don's dual carb set and see only one glass bowl on the feul pump. Which location is better?

48D

[Aaron]

As you can see by the picture, this is the temp my truck is running at idle. It comes down a little when driving. is this too hot?

[jd52cranbrook]

I think you ought to buy a laser temp gun, pretty cheap, I think, and see what the actual reading is, that is high

Or, try another gauge somehow

Edited July 27, 2010 by jd52cranbrook

[HanksB3B]

As you can see by the picture, this is the temp my truck is running at idle. It comes down a little when driving. is this too hot?

That is the symptom of a stuck thermostat. Good suggestion to test block temperature at multiple locations along the block fromfront to back. Another culprit could be a clogged water distribution tube.

Hank

[jd52cranbrook]

pull your thermostat and see the temp then

[HanksB3B]

Heat shields are being reproduced. I'd have to dig out the Plymouth Owners Club's magazine and look in the ad section to find out who the vendor is. I believe that a diagram/plans for it have been posted on this forum in the past. Maybe it's on the main section of this site. It should be easy to make one yourself.

Appreciate your help. If there is a vendor please let me have their contact info. If there are plans posted on the forum (I'll do a search) if you can find them I have a really good and very reasonable fabricator.

Thanks,

Hank

[TodFitch]

Appreciate your help. If there is a vendor please let me have their contact info. If there are plans posted on the forum (I'll do a search) if you can find them I have a really good and very reasonable fabricator.

Thanks,

Hank

I just looked on the main page for this forum's web site and under technical tips the vendor for the heat shields is listed.

[HanksB3B]

Tod would you kindly cut and paste the link to the thread ?

Thanks for your help,

Hank

[Reg Evans]

It's under the links section.

Paul TaylorFuel Pump Heat Shields

Carb Steady, Glove BoxesPO Box 618, Arroyo Grande CA 93421

805-489-7822 (CA)

[HanksB3B]

Seems like a reasonable choice.

Thanks,

Hank

[Aaron]

pull your thermostat and see the temp then

Okay guys, I pulled the thermostat this evening and ran the truck for about 30 minutes and it maxed out at 160 degrees. Must be a thermostat problem, right?

[Jerry Roberts]

If you want to test your thermostat , put it in a pan of water and heat it up . If you have a thermometer that reads 212 degrees or higher put that in too . If the thermostat opens at the temperature marked on it , it is OK . An easy test now that you have it out .

[Aaron]

If you want to test your thermostat , put it in a pan of water and heat it up . If you have a thermometer that reads 212 degrees or higher put that in too . If the thermostat opens at the temperature marked on it , it is OK . An easy test now that you have it out .

I have done that and it seemed to open at the right temp, but when I put it in my engine gets too hot. I think it is the shape of the thermostat that causes the problems. these modern thermostats open and bottom out on the inside of the engine which doesn't allow it to open all the way, which overheats the engine.

Where are all of you getting your working thermostats from??????? I have tried several different ones from NAPA and O'Reileys....... None seem to work very well......

[TodFitch]

I have done that and it seemed to open at the right temp, but when I put it in my engine gets too hot. I think it is the shape of the thermostat that causes the problems. these modern thermostats open and bottom out on the inside of the engine which doesn't allow it to open all the way, which overheats the engine.

Where are all of you getting your working thermostats from??????? I have tried several different ones from NAPA and O'Reileys....... None seem to work very well......

Your photo in the first post shows a non-bypass type thermostat housing, so there is a good chance that the same thermostat that fits in my car would fit in yours. If my recollection and notes are correct, I am using a Tru-Temp 651 in my car.

[HanksB3B]

I have done that and it seemed to open at the right temp, but when I put it in my engine gets too hot. I think it is the shape of the thermostat that causes the problems. these modern thermostats open and bottom out on the inside of the engine which doesn't allow it to open all the way, which overheats the engine.

Where are all of you getting your working thermostats from??????? I have tried several different ones from NAPA and O'Reileys....... None seem to work very well......

Just a thought,

Hank