I have a friend arguing with me, about thermostats. He say the hotter the theromostat the hoter your herater core will be. I say the exact oppostie. Please help me.


PS. I live in cold *** Idaho, so the answer will matter.

 

The number on the thermostat is just when it opens, the radiator and fan switch determine how hot it lets the water get.

 

your an idiot, your friend wins, sell your mitsubishi, /thread

 

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PS. I live in cold *** Idaho, so the answer will matter.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Your friend is right. Look at it this way. Both the heater core and radiator are just heat sinks for your engine (similar to the heat sink on an amp). Now as your engine is running at a given power level, it is producing a fixed amount of waste heat. And if the heater is on, it can be gotten rid of either by the radiator or heater core. Now if the thermostat opens at a lower temperature, more of the heat will be dissipated by the radiator (since it will be open more). And if it is REALLY cold outside, this could mean that you have ALOT less heat available for the heater core (since the coolant is coming from the radiator REALLY cold). So when it IS cold, you want a thermostat that is closed as often as possible. This will ensure that the heater gets all the heat and the radiator only dissipates that heat which the heater is unable to.

 

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Stolen
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Thanks for the help!!!!