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brucepick · 10-22-2012, 03:41 PM

Turborvr41991,

It was dark when I finished th grill block. Pics some time soon though I hope.

New tstat is 180 deg and gives engine temp of about 195. Old "stock" tstat from Honda was 172 deg, gave eng temp of 182. A hotter 195 deg t'stat was also available but that would have put operating temp about 205-210ºF, and that would cause the radiator fan to run frequently. So I'm happy with the 180ºF t'stat and 195ºF result. WATCH OUT! Accelerating to freeway speed. Today it went up to 215 (with grill block) so I had to run heater to cool things down. Usually with new tstat it can go to about 205 shortly after entering interstate, then will settle around 195 ish. today I was talking and didn't notice till it hit 215. Shame on me for that.

10-22-2012, 03:41 PM	#280 (permalink)
brucepick OCD Master EcoModder Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Eastern CT, USA Posts: 1,936 Outasight - '00 Honda Insight Team Honda Gen-1 Insights 90 day: 54.18 mpg (US) Thanks: 431 Thanked 396 Times in 264 Posts	Turborvr41991, It was dark when I finished th grill block. Pics some time soon though I hope. New tstat is 180 deg and gives engine temp of about 195. Old "stock" tstat from Honda was 172 deg, gave eng temp of 182. A hotter 195 deg t'stat was also available but that would have put operating temp about 205-210ºF, and that would cause the radiator fan to run frequently. So I'm happy with the 180ºF t'stat and 195ºF result. WATCH OUT! Accelerating to freeway speed. Today it went up to 215 (with grill block) so I had to run heater to cool things down. Usually with new tstat it can go to about 205 shortly after entering interstate, then will settle around 195 ish. today I was talking and didn't notice till it hit 215. Shame on me for that. __________________ Coast long and prosper. Driving '00 Honda Insight, acquired Feb 2016.