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Originally Posted by diesel_john
RH77, you have a thermostat issue. Modern cars with electric fans are designed to warm up in 2 miles unless very cold air temps. with grill block even faster.
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Woah -- wait a sec, where did that come from??? Bro, I made that statement 3 months ago to mediate this thread and get some data. I totally forgot about this thread in that span...
I have no problem with my 'stat. It's fairly new, fully operable, but still takes a while to warm up. It's a 1.8L with full air flow across the rad without mods (I have a couple of baking pans across it now). Just ask most folks with in cold climates with small displacement engines. Eventually, I get at least 212F+ on a warm day; however...
You have not inquired about time from cold start to highway driving. In many cases, this is less than 2 minutes. The cold blast into the engine compartment, is many times, too forceful to warm up in less than 5-10 minutes. The transmission is the same or even longer.
RH77