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| | | | Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 112 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 112 | I will only be driving around town maybe 2-3 miles down and back maybe twice a month.I would like to run it hotter is this ok or not .Feed back ,please. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 | Go with the 180 I think you will find your trucks new nickname to be "puddles" with the 195. JMO! | | | | | Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 112 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 112 | ( no puddles )just my twisted brain thinking to hard. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | 2-3 miles is hardly enough to let it warm up, let alone get "hotter" - a thermostat sets the minimum temp the motor can run, a 180 is plenty unless 'betsy' is a later model small block  Bill | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,847 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,847 | I used a 195 in my truck for 25 years, never had a problem. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,962 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,962 | If your vehicle is 50 or 60 years old, it will take more than a couple of miles to warm up no matter what kind of thermostat you have. Over 50 years ago when I drove a 50 GMC to school, I used to put a piece of cardboard in front of the radiator, but I didn't expect much heat until after a couple of miles. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 1,459 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 1,459 | Most of these old rigs hold way more coolant than newer rigs thus takes more time to get all that coolant up to temp., be it 180 or 195.
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1960 Chevy C10 driver 261 T5 4.10 dana 44 power loc
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Retired GM dealer tech. 1980 - 2022
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