[urq] Looking for a Thermostat...

[JP Chaplen]

great, thanks Brandon will do! looking already online! 




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brandon Rogers" <brogers at terrix.com> 
To: "Patrick Carlier" <p.carlier at pandora.be>, "JP" <quattrodude at comcast.net>, "urq list" <urq at audifans.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, June 8, 2010 2:05:59 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific 
Subject: RE: [urq] Looking for a Thermostat... 

Yes - that big fan does a great job.  I have it in my [20V converted] car.   

That aside - about a year ago I noticed the coolant temps creeping higher 
occasionally before the fan would come on, but it never overheated or went 
above about 112C.  So I went ahead picked up a new fan switch - very cheap - 
about $15 IIRC - and the car was running at about 100-105C [in hot, low 
speed/stop n go traffic] thereafter. 

So - JP - might want to throw in a new [stock] fan switch before you do 
anything - see what happens. 

Brandon 
'84 ur 
  

-----Original Message----- 
From: urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf 
Of Patrick Carlier 
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 2:20 PM 
To: JP; 'urq list' 
Subject: Re: [urq] Looking for a Thermostat... 

80°C is already pretty low . 
If I'm not mistaking , stock is 87°C . 

I do benifit from a little lower fan switch 
especially in the summer time . 
Stock fan switch is 95°C on , and 91°C-ish off . 
I've replaced mine  with an 88°C on  - 83° C off . 
Gives the cooling system a little more margin . 
Not really needed if the cooling system is Ok and you have the right coolant 

. 
But it doesn't hurt either I guess . 
The switch thread is M22*1.5 btw . 

And , if you don't me going a little off topic , 
a real good upgrade , especially for a 20V converted car , 
is to use the motor and fan from an audi 200 ( 5000 ) . 
It takes a steel radiator shroud , some adapting and welding and 
most certainly heavier gauge wiring  . 

But it dsplaces at least twice the amount of air , maybe more , making the 
car sound like a plane taking off :)) . 


Pat 
. 





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JP" <quattrodude at comcast.net> 
To: "'urq list'" <urq at audifans.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 8:37 AM 
Subject: [urq] Looking for a Thermostat... 


> I'm looking for a cooler thermostat for my 83 URQ, what are other people 
> running? 
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> Right now I have a 80c - but was maybe looking for something a little 
> cooler. 
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> Does anyone have a line on where I might find something? 
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> 80 degrees seems like about the lowest I could find, but wondering if 
> anyone 
> else has further insight? 
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> Along with that I would like a cooler fan switch too, but I think that 
> will 
> be much easier to find. 
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> Thanks all 
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> JP 
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