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Believe or not it is true!!well here's a tip that has proven well on my 95 Lq1, 144K miles, and my 98 lumina ls
A stat change is never simple, and the low-temp stat proved flimsy (sh*tty).Darn little hypertech stat.
The stat comes with a small "weep hole" to allow coolant to run past the stat.
1.Slightly,(1/16" larger) increase the size of that hole with a drill bit. THIS IS for a Standard thermostat not a heavy duty.
2. On the opposite side of the weep hole, still on the rim of the thermostat in the same orientation as that original hole, drill another weep hole 3/32" in size and clean your debris smooth with a file.
This will reduce your running temp to about 15-30 degrees. Depending on climate-summer/winter
Another benefit is this reduces the air that gets trapped and causes the coolant light to flash after a flush. although you still need to bleed the air on that coolant nipple, it is faster.
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Posted 18 April 2010 - 10:35 AM
So you just drilled your thermostat, all by yourself?
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Posted 18 April 2010 - 01:23 PM
KevinGTP, on 18 April 2010 - 11:35 AM, said:
So you just drilled your thermostat, all by yourself?
lol
mstrjon32, on Mar 4 2009, 08:38 AM, said:
L67 swap makes the panties drop.
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Posted 18 April 2010 - 01:34 PM
me6894, on 18 April 2010 - 02:23 PM, said:
KevinGTP, on 18 April 2010 - 11:35 AM, said:
So you just drilled your thermostat, all by yourself?
lol
That's very close to sig worthy.
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Posted 21 April 2010 - 12:21 PM
Why not just buy a 180* t-stat? They're like $10-12 around where I live and take like 10 minutes to do, including vehicle warm up time and bleeding. A little action I missed on here in the past couple weeks
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Posted 21 April 2010 - 12:45 PM
Nick07, on 21 April 2010 - 01:21 PM, said:
Why not just buy a 180* t-stat? They're like $10-12 around where I live and take like 10 minutes to do, including vehicle warm up time and bleeding. A little action I missed on here in the past couple weeks
Please post a video of you doing a tstat on a 3100 in 10 minutes including warm up time and bleeding
mstrjon32, on Mar 4 2009, 08:38 AM, said:
L67 swap makes the panties drop.
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