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Old 06-01-2011, 04:59 AM
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WardL, my car does the same thing, you have to remember that a SPF has a excellent cooling system. When the air temp is cooler, I have to block off half my radiator to keep the heat up on the freeway.
On cool days say,65 degrees or less my Mustang will run at around 170 degrees on the highway with a 180 thermostat...I have a thin piece of cardboard about 8 inches square I stick in front of the radiator at the bottom to keep it at 180...........I have a big aluminum radiator,very efficeint........
Ward, the main purpose of the little holes in the thermostat is to purge the air when filling your cooling system to help eleminate air pockets.......

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