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skyking · 12-29-2014, 11:00 PM

I put a 190 stat in my cummins engine, and it holds that perfectly down the road. If the ambient temps are below 30 it takes a half hour of driving to get it there

This is with no cooling fan whatsoever. Everything about the engine is cool, the EGTs are also about half what the TDI's are running.
The beetle TDI's will get up to temp in the same conditions in about 10 minutes.

12-29-2014, 11:00 PM	#43 (permalink)
skyking Master EcoModder Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Tacoma WA Posts: 1,399 Woody - '96 Dodge Ram 2500 SLT Team Cummins 90 day: 23.82 mpg (US) Avion and Woody - '96 Dodge/Avion Ram 2500/5th wheel combo 90 day: 15.1 mpg (US) TD eye eye eye - '03 Volkswagen Beetle GLS 90 day: 49.05 mpg (US) Mule - '07 Dodge Ram 3500 ST Thanks: 743 Thanked 528 Times in 344 Posts	I put a 190 stat in my cummins engine, and it holds that perfectly down the road. If the ambient temps are below 30 it takes a half hour of driving to get it there This is with no cooling fan whatsoever. Everything about the engine is cool, the EGTs are also about half what the TDI's are running. The beetle TDI's will get up to temp in the same conditions in about 10 minutes. __________________ 2007 Dodge Ram 3500 SRW 4x4 with 6MT 2003 TDI Beetle 2002 TDI Beetle currently parked - 1996 Dodge 2500 Cummins Turbodiesel Custom cab, auto, 3.55 gears