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    #37
    Quote Originally Posted by iceman_uel View Post
    I recently installed a thermostat rated at 170 deg. to our Nissan Vanette 2.0 Gas Engine (Local Version).
    But before we got our Vanette (second hand) wala na siyang thermostat and it takes a very long time for it to reach normal operating temp.
    My query, is the 170 deg. thermostat too cold because it can only manage to raise the engine temperature to 1/4.
    I assume it is in Fahrenheit, bro.

    170F is equivalent to (170-32)*5/9 = 76.7C, and so is the same temp trip point as the OEM thermostat....

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    Last edited by CVT; October 6th, 2012 at 12:53 AM.

Should you remover thermostat?