I just installed a Mr Gasket 180˚ High flow thermostat. I checked in a pot of water to make sure it was opening at the right temp. It worked perfectly.

I am finding however that the car runs at a cooler temperature than it did with my 170˚in the same outdoor temperature (170˚ also a high flow) . The engine barely gets up to 1/2 way on the temp gauge. It takes forever for the car to get up the operating temp. Its still cool here in Canada but relative to my 170˚ the car runs way cooler. I thought the 180˚ was to get the car to warm up more quickly and run at 180 minimum.



any thoughts



Thanks