TURBO-DIESEL-FREAK wrote:
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How is the Model 001 thermostat working for you, and did you have any fitment issues mounting it to the engine OR to your viscous heater delete kit?
No fitment issues with the thermostat or the viscous heater delete bracket & pulley. The temperature gauge does seem to rise to a little higher value than it did with the factory thermostat. Now settles out a little bit above 12:00 (straight up)
The VH delete bracket & pulley is a direct replacement for the OEM viscous heater and bolts right in using original bolts in place of the factory VH unit. High quality Gates pulley and reuses the stock serpentine belt. Rerouting of the heater hose to bypass the viscous heater is super simple.
May or may not be a great mod for you in Canada or very cold climates, simply not sure how much heat it actually adds to the heater core since I have had the relay on mine pulled for several years. But in hot climates, it is a worthless item not needed and only adds picritic drag to the engine and is another place for a possible bearing failure and / or coolant leak potential. But money wise, deleting the viscous heater with my kit is less than 1/4 the cost of purchasing a new viscous heater ($423.20 at IDParts).
And if anyone wants the perfectly good viscous heater that I removed from my engine, it is for sale cheap. I never plan to reinstall it!
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