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Author: | TURBO-DIESEL-FREAK [ Sat Dec 12, 2020 10:27 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Viscous Heater Delete Kits Available |
FOLLOWING... 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? |
Author: | WWDiesel [ Sat Dec 12, 2020 11:08 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Viscous Heater Delete Kits Available |
TURBO-DIESEL-FREAK wrote: FOLLOWING... 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! |
Author: | anotherjeep [ Sun Aug 29, 2021 11:14 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Viscous Heater Delete Kits Available |
I just want to give a little feedback for anyone on the fence. These kits come with top notch instructions, so anyone should be able to install it confidently. It is very easy to install, it took me about 40min start to finish, with most of that time struggling with the drive belt tensioner because all I had at the time was a 3.8" ratchet. I cannot comment on mpg gains or if it takes longer to warm up yet because I just installed the kit and it is summer. I will comment back as I have more feedback. Again this is a great kit, with some of the best installation instructions I have ever seen, and the customer service was second to none. |
Author: | bentrod [ Thu May 12, 2022 12:44 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Viscous Heater Delete Kits Available |
TURBO-DIESEL-FREAK wrote: FOLLOWING... 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? I like this new VH delete! I'm also running the Model 001 thermostat ............. WORTH EVERY SINGLE CENT! I wasted SO much $ on 3 stock thermostats! Never again. |
Author: | WWDiesel [ Thu May 12, 2022 3:51 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Viscous Heater Delete Kits Available |
I have two units available if you want one Message me |
Author: | jagster936 [ Sun Jul 10, 2022 11:02 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Viscous Heater Delete Kits Available |
Do you still have one? Please message me details and I will probably bite. I will install it along with the custom thermostat this fall. I just think that heater thing is so ugly lol, no problems otherwise, and the tune supposedly turns it off. |
Author: | Insta [ Fri Sep 16, 2022 2:37 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Viscous Heater Delete Kits Available |
Hey, I have also deleted the viscous heater but haven't removed the relay as you suggested but I'm just wondering with all the electrical components as factory and just the heater remove/unplugged what would happen if I was to press the aux heat button on the dash? When the pump was in place it would idle higher whenever the pump was engaged when cold so would it effectively idle higher without the pump and because there is on load from the pump it would idle slightly higher or could it cause an issue? |
Author: | WWDiesel [ Fri Sep 16, 2022 4:22 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Viscous Heater Delete Kits Available |
Insta wrote: Hey, I have also deleted the viscous heater but haven't removed the relay as you suggested but I'm just wondering with all the electrical components as factory and just the heater remove/unplugged what would happen if I was to press the aux heat button on the dash? When the pump was in place it would idle higher whenever the pump was engaged when cold so would it effectively idle higher without the pump and because there is on load from the pump it would idle slightly higher or could it cause an issue? What aux heat button on the dash are you talking about??? The viscous heater is controlled by the ECM based on temperature, there are NO buttons to operate it. |
Author: | Insta [ Fri Sep 16, 2022 6:12 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Viscous Heater Delete Kits Available |
Hey there, I meant to say that when I was to turn on the heat not the aux button, that wasn't what I was saying sorry. Like if I use the heat function in cold climate it used to engage this pump when really cold and engine started but I haven't taken it to colder area yet so I was meaning to ask what it would do different? Like when it engages this pump it would idle a little higher so without the pump there to put load on the engine does it idle even higher or it does something different? Does that make sense hopefully it does |
Author: | Mglass419 [ Thu Dec 01, 2022 1:22 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Viscous Heater Delete Kits Available |
Would like to purchase one asap plz and ty. Dm me or hmu at mglass. |
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