[V8] NAC - but maybe interesting

[dsaad at icehouse.net]

My thermostat failed on my explorer last week (out in the desert, pulling the
trailer of course).
It turned out that it was physically broken for a long time (as evidenced by
deep wear marks) and recently just siezed up. I have come to realize that this
motor has been running on the hot side for the 15K miles that I have owned it.
(it is at about 90K miles now) I went with a new 180F degree (cold) vs the stock
195F thermostat and am seeing a pretty big jump in gas mileage (from 14 to 17)
when towing my trailer. Now I am wondering if a colder thermostat would help the
V8?


Dave