Epilogue
 

Thanks, everyone, for all of the help you gave me in getting my Jeep back
to a running condition! I took it out for a test drive and it did just
fine. Running a couple of degrees warmer than I'd like, but I haven't
played with the air/fuel mixture yet and an extra strip that was screwed
onto my fan shroud got melted off of it so that may contribute to slightly
higer temps than I'm used to seeing. The plan is to take it out on some
trails tomorrow after playing with the air/fuel ratio and see how it does.
I'll be bringing a fire extinguisher along with me this time. That was an
expen$ive lesson. THANKS AGAIN, EVERYONE! :-)

--

I can hammer it back into shape later...
:wq!

Re: Epilogue
 

"Shaggie" <travist34@snotmail.com> wrote in message
news:c6rmq9$faafe$1@ID-163201.news.uni-berlin.de...
: Thanks, everyone, for all of the help you gave me in getting my Jeep back
: to a running condition! I took it out for a test drive and it did just
: fine. Running a couple of degrees warmer than I'd like, but I haven't
: played with the air/fuel mixture yet and an extra strip that was screwed
: onto my fan shroud got melted off of it so that may contribute to slightly
: higer temps than I'm used to seeing. The plan is to take it out on some
: trails tomorrow after playing with the air/fuel ratio and see how it does.
: I'll be bringing a fire extinguisher along with me this time. That was an
: expen$ive lesson. THANKS AGAIN, EVERYONE! :-)
:
: --
:
Bring a lower t-stat and some tools with you as well.
-Brian

Re: Epilogue
 

"Shaggie" <travist34@snotmail.com> wrote in message
news:c6rmq9$faafe$1@ID-163201.news.uni-berlin.de...
: Thanks, everyone, for all of the help you gave me in getting my Jeep back
: to a running condition! I took it out for a test drive and it did just
: fine. Running a couple of degrees warmer than I'd like, but I haven't
: played with the air/fuel mixture yet and an extra strip that was screwed
: onto my fan shroud got melted off of it so that may contribute to slightly
: higer temps than I'm used to seeing. The plan is to take it out on some
: trails tomorrow after playing with the air/fuel ratio and see how it does.
: I'll be bringing a fire extinguisher along with me this time. That was an
: expen$ive lesson. THANKS AGAIN, EVERYONE! :-)
:
: --
:
Bring a lower t-stat and some tools with you as well.
-Brian

Re: Epilogue
 

"Shaggie" <travist34@snotmail.com> wrote in message
news:c6rmq9$faafe$1@ID-163201.news.uni-berlin.de...
: Thanks, everyone, for all of the help you gave me in getting my Jeep back
: to a running condition! I took it out for a test drive and it did just
: fine. Running a couple of degrees warmer than I'd like, but I haven't
: played with the air/fuel mixture yet and an extra strip that was screwed
: onto my fan shroud got melted off of it so that may contribute to slightly
: higer temps than I'm used to seeing. The plan is to take it out on some
: trails tomorrow after playing with the air/fuel ratio and see how it does.
: I'll be bringing a fire extinguisher along with me this time. That was an
: expen$ive lesson. THANKS AGAIN, EVERYONE! :-)
:
: --
:
Bring a lower t-stat and some tools with you as well.
-Brian

Re: Epilogue
 

"Shaggie" <travist34@snotmail.com> wrote in message
news:c6rmq9$faafe$1@ID-163201.news.uni-berlin.de...
: Thanks, everyone, for all of the help you gave me in getting my Jeep back
: to a running condition! I took it out for a test drive and it did just
: fine. Running a couple of degrees warmer than I'd like, but I haven't
: played with the air/fuel mixture yet and an extra strip that was screwed
: onto my fan shroud got melted off of it so that may contribute to slightly
: higer temps than I'm used to seeing. The plan is to take it out on some
: trails tomorrow after playing with the air/fuel ratio and see how it does.
: I'll be bringing a fire extinguisher along with me this time. That was an
: expen$ive lesson. THANKS AGAIN, EVERYONE! :-)
:
: --
:
Bring a lower t-stat and some tools with you as well.
-Brian

followup - good operating temp and thermostat questions
 

>:
> Bring a lower t-stat and some tools with you as well.
> -Brian
>

Hey! That reminds me! I also replaced the thermostat in it... Nobody
has ever explained to me the terminology of thermostats. If I put in a
"cooler" thermostat does that mean that my engine will run a little
cooler since the thermostat will allow the water to flow through the
radiator sooner, at a cooler water temperature? Or do I have it
backwards? Or just completely wrong? Is there usually a temperature
designation stamped on a thermostat? I'm thinking maybe I should go
ahead (since they are so cheap) and take the thermostat I have to the
auto parts store and tell them I want a cooler one if that would help me
run cooler and if they could look at my current thermostat and tell what
rating it is. I was running at about 210 today and would like to see it
a little lower than that. What do y'all think?



--

I can hammer it back into shape later...
:wq!

followup - good operating temp and thermostat questions
 

>:
> Bring a lower t-stat and some tools with you as well.
> -Brian
>

Hey! That reminds me! I also replaced the thermostat in it... Nobody
has ever explained to me the terminology of thermostats. If I put in a
"cooler" thermostat does that mean that my engine will run a little
cooler since the thermostat will allow the water to flow through the
radiator sooner, at a cooler water temperature? Or do I have it
backwards? Or just completely wrong? Is there usually a temperature
designation stamped on a thermostat? I'm thinking maybe I should go
ahead (since they are so cheap) and take the thermostat I have to the
auto parts store and tell them I want a cooler one if that would help me
run cooler and if they could look at my current thermostat and tell what
rating it is. I was running at about 210 today and would like to see it
a little lower than that. What do y'all think?



--

I can hammer it back into shape later...
:wq!

followup - good operating temp and thermostat questions
 

>:
> Bring a lower t-stat and some tools with you as well.
> -Brian
>

Hey! That reminds me! I also replaced the thermostat in it... Nobody
has ever explained to me the terminology of thermostats. If I put in a
"cooler" thermostat does that mean that my engine will run a little
cooler since the thermostat will allow the water to flow through the
radiator sooner, at a cooler water temperature? Or do I have it
backwards? Or just completely wrong? Is there usually a temperature
designation stamped on a thermostat? I'm thinking maybe I should go
ahead (since they are so cheap) and take the thermostat I have to the
auto parts store and tell them I want a cooler one if that would help me
run cooler and if they could look at my current thermostat and tell what
rating it is. I was running at about 210 today and would like to see it
a little lower than that. What do y'all think?



--

I can hammer it back into shape later...
:wq!

followup - good operating temp and thermostat questions
 

>:
> Bring a lower t-stat and some tools with you as well.
> -Brian
>

Hey! That reminds me! I also replaced the thermostat in it... Nobody
has ever explained to me the terminology of thermostats. If I put in a
"cooler" thermostat does that mean that my engine will run a little
cooler since the thermostat will allow the water to flow through the
radiator sooner, at a cooler water temperature? Or do I have it
backwards? Or just completely wrong? Is there usually a temperature
designation stamped on a thermostat? I'm thinking maybe I should go
ahead (since they are so cheap) and take the thermostat I have to the
auto parts store and tell them I want a cooler one if that would help me
run cooler and if they could look at my current thermostat and tell what
rating it is. I was running at about 210 today and would like to see it
a little lower than that. What do y'all think?



--

I can hammer it back into shape later...
:wq!

Re: followup - good operating temp and thermostat questions
 

The thermostat is only for the warm up time, it has no bearing once
heated up.

If you have winter, you want a hot thermostat so for sure you will at
least have say 195 water running through it.

For any emissions sensors or thermostat chokes, or injection you want a
hot one in so the engine warms up fast. If you have it too cold, some
will stay in choke mode or the mechanical choke won't open full.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Shaggie wrote:
>
> >:
> > Bring a lower t-stat and some tools with you as well.
> > -Brian
> >
>
> Hey! That reminds me! I also replaced the thermostat in it... Nobody
> has ever explained to me the terminology of thermostats. If I put in a
> "cooler" thermostat does that mean that my engine will run a little
> cooler since the thermostat will allow the water to flow through the
> radiator sooner, at a cooler water temperature? Or do I have it
> backwards? Or just completely wrong? Is there usually a temperature
> designation stamped on a thermostat? I'm thinking maybe I should go
> ahead (since they are so cheap) and take the thermostat I have to the
> auto parts store and tell them I want a cooler one if that would help me
> run cooler and if they could look at my current thermostat and tell what
> rating it is. I was running at about 210 today and would like to see it
> a little lower than that. What do y'all think?
>
> --
>
> I can hammer it back into shape later...
> :wq!