"Tridon" hi flow thermostat update.
Caravan 2.5t on, Held speed at 90 Kph 4th gear M1 Ourimbah hill.
Which is a about 2.5k climb, loaded & you'll know about it and be down shifting, a descent hill to gauge things off.
held speed well, enough right boot only to hold speed @ 90k.
Outside temp was about 27c
Temp climbed to 105 C fairly quickly and settled there.
It took a little while to recover on the flat cruising again in 5th.
Humm----more stable than a std thermostat,
rose a bit slower but not that much slower, think it would give you a bit more confidence.
Biggest improvement (not that big) was cruising.
Cruising 5th gear 100 Kph on the flat sat about 82-93 C depending on grade.
OEM cluster gauge sat in the middle "the whole time" didn't realy move.
forgot to look at pyro (dumb ass) watching time also had to start work, went out of way for the test.
Going to either remove the last 2 lower outer bars on bull bar to open up air flow more & or spotties.
spots & winch have reduced air flow (derr) way more than I like, always learning.
may sound fussy, want a keeper and maintain good travel times.
Caravan is large compared to car and provides alot of wind resistance over n above the 2.5t load.
just want the best out come possible.
yeah yeah lift the boot, last resort.
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