Re: What is the best Thermostat temp?

[Brett Dikeman <brett@pdikeman.ne.mediaone.net>]

I would definitely leave it alone!

Cooler thermostats cause excess cylinder wall wear.

Audi knows best with their engines.  Trust 'em, honestly!  Car 
manufacturers go to great lengths to determine these things, much better 
than we email-monkeys(sorta like grease monkeys, only we use email :)

I think you've got a case of Fiddle-itis.  I'm a former victim.  Everything 
in the car looks lousy or ill-designed by the OEM when one is afflicted 
with Fiddleitis.  The noted exception is the GM A/C controller head, which 
about everyone who's seen it, wonders why the hell it lasted in the type 44 
cars until 1991 and why it wasn't dumped after 2 years.  At least the 
second-generation units(ie, after 1985-86) didn't burn up after a year or 
two...

Ugliest damn thing....ask anyone on the 200q20v list.  We desperately 
wanted to figure out how to pop in an S6/S4 head...they look SO much better.

Anyone with a donor S4/S6 unit, please let us know.  Back-burner project, 
but I think it can be done!

Brett

> I need to replace mine and am wondering what is the best all around
> te4mperature switch.  I drive in much snow in the winter but summers get
> up to 100 degrees.  THis is for a 4kq.  Also, what should be used in an MC
> turbo motor.  Same unit?  Same temp.
> 	How much should these be?  THanks and sorry for the peddly
> questions.  L8R

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